HEX atlas value

#ECA865

#ECA865 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 168, 101, HSL 30, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.4678, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#ECA865 Sample readable text

HEX #ECA865

RGB rgb(236, 168, 101)

HSL hsl(30 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.4678

Contrast Black 10.36:1White 2.03:1

CSS

--color-eca865: #ECA865;
.background-eca865 { background-color: #ECA865; }
.text-eca865 { color: #ECA865; }

Luminance0.4678

Black text10.36:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA 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":"#ECA865","rgb":[236,168,101],"hsl":[30,78,66],"cmyk":[0,29,57,7],"luminance":0.4678,"contrast":{"black":10.36,"white":2.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECEC65","hex":"#ECEC65","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.75,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6D6B6","hex":"#F6D6B6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.21,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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":"#FFA852","hex":"#FFA852","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.97,"contrastWhite":1.91,"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"]}]

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/eca865.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":"#65A8EC","analogous":["#EC6565","#ECEC65"],"triadic":["#65ECA8","#A865EC"],"tetradic":["#65EC65","#65A8EC","#EC65EC"],"splitComplementary":["#65ECEC","#6565EC"],"monochromatic":["#F6D6B6","#ECA865","#DA7A1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6D6B6","dark":"#DA7A1B","saturated":"#FFA852","desaturated":"#D9A878","pastel":"#F7E8DA","neon":"#FFBD7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":10.246950765959598},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":30.28200785945344},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":38.54867053479276}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECA865

#ECA865 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #ECA865 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 236, 168, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg 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 0.4678, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.36:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECA865 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECEC65#000000 text · best 16.75:1#ECEC65

#F6D6B6#000000 text · best 15.21:1#F6D6B6

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

#FFA852#000000 text · best 10.97:1#FFA852

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

Generated Palette

#ECA865#ECA865

#65A8EC#65A8EC

#EC6565#EC6565

#ECEC65#ECEC65

#F6D6B6#F6D6B6

#DA7A1B#DA7A1B

Color Harmonies

#65A8EC#65A8EC

#EC6565#EC6565

#ECEC65#ECEC65

#65ECA8#65ECA8

#A865EC#A865EC

Variants

#F6D6B6#F6D6B6

#DA7A1B#DA7A1B

#FFA852#FFA852

#D9A878#D9A878

#F7E8DA#F7E8DA

#FFBD7A#FFBD7A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandstone#C9AE74

#ECA865

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECA865

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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