HEX atlas value

#EC9A27

#EC9A27 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 154, 39, HSL 35, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.4109, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC9A27 Sample readable text

HEX #EC9A27

RGB rgb(236, 154, 39)

HSL hsl(35 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.4109

Contrast Black 9.22:1White 2.28:1

CSS

--color-ec9a27: #EC9A27;
.background-ec9a27 { background-color: #EC9A27; }
.text-ec9a27 { color: #EC9A27; }

Luminance0.4109

Black text9.22:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EC9A27","rgb":[236,154,39],"hsl":[35,84,54],"cmyk":[0,35,83,7],"luminance":0.4109,"contrast":{"black":9.22,"white":2.28}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCEC27","hex":"#DCEC27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.07,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4C27C","hex":"#F4C27C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.85,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9D14","hex":"#FF9D14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.08,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Marigold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec9a27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2779EC","analogous":["#EC3827","#DCEC27"],"triadic":["#27EC9A","#9A27EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC38","#2779EC","#EC27DC"],"splitComplementary":["#27DCEC","#3827EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4C27C","#EC9A27","#A9690F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4C27C","dark":"#A9690F","saturated":"#FF9D14","desaturated":"#D29641","pastel":"#EED0A5","neon":"#FFAE3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":10.198039027185569},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":42.555845661906424}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC9A27

#EC9A27 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC9A27 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 236, 154, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg with 84% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4109, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.22:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC9A27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCEC27#000000 text · best 16.07:1#DCEC27

#F4C27C#000000 text · best 12.85:1#F4C27C

#FF9D14#000000 text · best 10.08:1#FF9D14

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#EC9A27#EC9A27

#2779EC#2779EC

#EC3827#EC3827

#DCEC27#DCEC27

#F4C27C#F4C27C

#A9690F#A9690F

Color Harmonies

#2779EC#2779EC

#EC3827#EC3827

#DCEC27#DCEC27

#27EC9A#27EC9A

#9A27EC#9A27EC

Variants

#F4C27C#F4C27C

#A9690F#A9690F

#FF9D14#FF9D14

#D29641#D29641

#EED0A5#EED0A5

#FFAE3D#FFAE3D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Goldenrod#DAA520

Butterscotch#E3963E

Bronze#CD7F32

#EC9A27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC9A27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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