HEX atlas value

#ECAB27

#ECAB27 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 171, 39, HSL 40, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.4711, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#ECAB27 Sample readable text

HEX #ECAB27

RGB rgb(236, 171, 39)

HSL hsl(40 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.4711

Contrast Black 10.42:1White 2.01:1

CSS

--color-ecab27: #ECAB27;
.background-ecab27 { background-color: #ECAB27; }
.text-ecab27 { color: #ECAB27; }

Luminance0.4711

Black text10.42:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA 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":"#ECAB27","rgb":[236,171,39],"hsl":[40,84,54],"cmyk":[0,28,83,7],"luminance":0.4711,"contrast":{"black":10.42,"white":2.01}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CBEC27","hex":"#CBEC27","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.57,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4CC7C","hex":"#F4CC7C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.77,"contrastWhite":1.52,"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":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFB114","hex":"#FFB114","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.55,"contrastWhite":1.82,"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/ecab27.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/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2769EC","analogous":["#EC4827","#CBEC27"],"triadic":["#27ECAB","#AB27EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC48","#2769EC","#EC27CB"],"splitComplementary":["#27CBEC","#4827EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4CC7C","#ECAB27","#A9760F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4CC7C","dark":"#A9760F","saturated":"#FFB114","desaturated":"#D2A241","pastel":"#EED6A5","neon":"#FFBE3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":11},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":29.899832775452108},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":32.41913015489465}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECAB27

#ECAB27 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #ECAB27 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 236, 171, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.4711, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.42:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECAB27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.01:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CBEC27#000000 text · best 15.57:1#CBEC27

#F4CC7C#000000 text · best 13.77:1#F4CC7C

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFB114#000000 text · best 11.55:1#FFB114

Generated Palette

#ECAB27#ECAB27

#2769EC#2769EC

#EC4827#EC4827

#CBEC27#CBEC27

#F4CC7C#F4CC7C

#A9760F#A9760F

Color Harmonies

#2769EC#2769EC

#EC4827#EC4827

#CBEC27#CBEC27

#27ECAB#27ECAB

#AB27EC#AB27EC

Variants

#F4CC7C#F4CC7C

#A9760F#A9760F

#FFB114#FFB114

#D2A241#D2A241

#EED6A5#EED6A5

#FFBE3D#FFBE3D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Butterscotch#E3963E

#ECAB27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECAB27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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