HEX atlas value

#EC9D27

#EC9D27 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 157, 39, HSL 36, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.4209, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC9D27 Sample readable text

HEX #EC9D27

RGB rgb(236, 157, 39)

HSL hsl(36 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.4209

Contrast Black 9.42:1White 2.23:1

CSS

--color-ec9d27: #EC9D27;
.background-ec9d27 { background-color: #EC9D27; }
.text-ec9d27 { color: #EC9D27; }

Luminance0.4209

Black text9.42:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA 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":"#EC9D27","rgb":[236,157,39],"hsl":[36,84,54],"cmyk":[0,33,83,7],"luminance":0.4209,"contrast":{"black":9.42,"white":2.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9EC27","hex":"#D9EC27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4C47C","hex":"#F4C47C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA114","hex":"#FFA114","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.36,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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"]}]

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/ec9d27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2776EC","analogous":["#EC3B27","#D9EC27"],"triadic":["#27EC9D","#9D27EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC3B","#2776EC","#EC27D9"],"splitComplementary":["#27D9EC","#3B27EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4C47C","#EC9D27","#A96B0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4C47C","dark":"#A96B0F","saturated":"#FFA114","desaturated":"#D29841","pastel":"#EED1A5","neon":"#FFB13D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":8.06225774829855},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":40.8166632639171}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC9D27

#EC9D27 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC9D27 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 236, 157, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.4209, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.42:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC9D27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9EC27#000000 text · best 15.98:1#D9EC27

#F4C47C#000000 text · best 13.03:1#F4C47C

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

#FFA114#000000 text · best 10.36:1#FFA114

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#EC9D27#EC9D27

#2776EC#2776EC

#EC3B27#EC3B27

#D9EC27#D9EC27

#F4C47C#F4C47C

#A96B0F#A96B0F

Color Harmonies

#2776EC#2776EC

#EC3B27#EC3B27

#D9EC27#D9EC27

#27EC9D#27EC9D

#9D27EC#9D27EC

Variants

#F4C47C#F4C47C

#A96B0F#A96B0F

#FFA114#FFA114

#D29841#D29841

#EED1A5#EED1A5

#FFB13D#FFB13D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Butterscotch#E3963E

Saffron#F4C430

#EC9D27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC9D27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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