HEX atlas value

#ECA727

#ECA727 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 167, 39, HSL 39, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.4562, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#ECA727 Sample readable text

HEX #ECA727

RGB rgb(236, 167, 39)

HSL hsl(39 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.4562

Contrast Black 10.12:1White 2.07:1

CSS

--color-eca727: #ECA727;
.background-eca727 { background-color: #ECA727; }
.text-eca727 { color: #ECA727; }

Luminance0.4562

Black text10.12:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA 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":"#ECA727","rgb":[236,167,39],"hsl":[39,84,54],"cmyk":[0,29,83,7],"luminance":0.4562,"contrast":{"black":10.12,"white":2.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFEC27","hex":"#CFEC27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.68,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4CA7C","hex":"#F4CA7C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.59,"contrastWhite":1.55,"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":"#FFAD14","hex":"#FFAD14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.24,"contrastWhite":1.87,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eca727.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/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#276CEC","analogous":["#EC4527","#CFEC27"],"triadic":["#27ECA7","#A727EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC45","#276CEC","#EC27CF"],"splitComplementary":["#27CFEC","#4527EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4CA7C","#ECA727","#A9730F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4CA7C","dark":"#A9730F","saturated":"#FFAD14","desaturated":"#D2A041","pastel":"#EED5A5","neon":"#FFBB3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":8.06225774829855},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":19.4164878389476},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":29.9833287011299},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":32.57299494980466}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECA727

#ECA727 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #ECA727 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 236, 167, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg 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 0.4562, 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 text10.12:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECA727 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFEC27#000000 text · best 15.68:1#CFEC27

#F4CA7C#000000 text · best 13.59:1#F4CA7C

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

#FFAD14#000000 text · best 11.24:1#FFAD14

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#ECA727#ECA727

#276CEC#276CEC

#EC4527#EC4527

#CFEC27#CFEC27

#F4CA7C#F4CA7C

#A9730F#A9730F

Color Harmonies

#276CEC#276CEC

#EC4527#EC4527

#CFEC27#CFEC27

#27ECA7#27ECA7

#A727EC#A727EC

Variants

#F4CA7C#F4CA7C

#A9730F#A9730F

#FFAD14#FFAD14

#D2A041#D2A041

#EED5A5#EED5A5

#FFBB3D#FFBB3D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Butterscotch#E3963E

Saffron#F4C430

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#ECA727

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECA727

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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