HEX atlas value

#EC9F65

#EC9F65 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 159, 101, HSL 26, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.4357, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC9F65 Sample readable text

HEX #EC9F65

RGB rgb(236, 159, 101)

HSL hsl(26 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.4357

Contrast Black 9.71:1White 2.16:1

CSS

--color-ec9f65: #EC9F65;
.background-ec9f65 { background-color: #EC9F65; }
.text-ec9f65 { color: #EC9F65; }

Luminance0.4357

Black text9.71:1AA Pass

White text2.16:1AA 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":"#EC9F65","rgb":[236,159,101],"hsl":[26,78,66],"cmyk":[0,33,57,7],"luminance":0.4357,"contrast":{"black":9.71,"white":2.16}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECE365","hex":"#ECE365","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.74,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6D2B6","hex":"#F6D2B6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Sandy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec9f65.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#65B1EC","analogous":["#EC656E","#ECE365"],"triadic":["#65EC9F","#9F65EC"],"tetradic":["#6EEC65","#65B1EC","#E365EC"],"splitComplementary":["#65ECE3","#656EEC"],"monochromatic":["#F6D2B6","#EC9F65","#DA6E1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6D2B6","dark":"#DA6E1B","saturated":"#FF9D52","desaturated":"#D9A278","pastel":"#F7E6DA","neon":"#FFB47A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":28.337254630609507},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":32.69556544854363},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":36.11094017053558}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC9F65

#EC9F65 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC9F65 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 236, 159, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg with 78% saturation and 66% 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 0.4357, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.71:1AA Pass

White text2.16:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC9F65 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECE365#000000 text · best 15.74:1#ECE365

#F6D2B6#000000 text · best 14.81:1#F6D2B6

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Generated Palette

#EC9F65#EC9F65

#65B1EC#65B1EC

#EC656E#EC656E

#ECE365#ECE365

#F6D2B6#F6D2B6

#DA6E1B#DA6E1B

Color Harmonies

#65B1EC#65B1EC

#EC656E#EC656E

#ECE365#ECE365

#65EC9F#65EC9F

#9F65EC#9F65EC

Variants

#F6D2B6#F6D2B6

#DA6E1B#DA6E1B

#FF9D52#FF9D52

#D9A278#D9A278

#F7E6DA#F7E6DA

#FFB47A#FFB47A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#EC9F65

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC9F65

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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