HEX atlas value

#ECA265

#ECA265 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 162, 101, HSL 27, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.4461, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#ECA265 Sample readable text

HEX #ECA265

RGB rgb(236, 162, 101)

HSL hsl(27 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.4461

Contrast Black 9.92:1White 2.12:1

CSS

--color-eca265: #ECA265;
.background-eca265 { background-color: #ECA265; }
.text-eca265 { color: #ECA265; }

Luminance0.4461

Black text9.92:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA 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":"#ECA265","rgb":[236,162,101],"hsl":[27,78,66],"cmyk":[0,31,57,7],"luminance":0.4461,"contrast":{"black":9.92,"white":2.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECE565","hex":"#ECE565","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.96,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6D3B6","hex":"#F6D3B6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.91,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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":"#FFA052","hex":"#FFA052","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.4,"contrastWhite":2.02,"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/eca265.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":"#65AFEC","analogous":["#EC656B","#ECE565"],"triadic":["#65ECA2","#A265EC"],"tetradic":["#6BEC65","#65AFEC","#E565EC"],"splitComplementary":["#65ECE5","#656BEC"],"monochromatic":["#F6D3B6","#ECA265","#DA711B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6D3B6","dark":"#DA711B","saturated":"#FFA052","desaturated":"#D9A378","pastel":"#F7E7DA","neon":"#FFB67A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":9.643650760992955},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":28.39013913315678},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":34.0147027033899},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":34.698703145794944}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECA265

#ECA265 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #ECA265 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 236, 162, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg 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 0.4461, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.92:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECA265 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECE565#000000 text · best 15.96:1#ECE565

#F6D3B6#000000 text · best 14.91:1#F6D3B6

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

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

#FFA052#000000 text · best 10.4:1#FFA052

Generated Palette

#ECA265#ECA265

#65AFEC#65AFEC

#EC656B#EC656B

#ECE565#ECE565

#F6D3B6#F6D3B6

#DA711B#DA711B

Color Harmonies

#65AFEC#65AFEC

#EC656B#EC656B

#ECE565#ECE565

#65ECA2#65ECA2

#A265EC#A265EC

Variants

#F6D3B6#F6D3B6

#DA711B#DA711B

#FFA052#FFA052

#D9A378#D9A378

#F7E7DA#F7E7DA

#FFB67A#FFB67A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#ECA265

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECA265

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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