HEX atlas value

#ECAF65

#ECAF65 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 175, 101, HSL 33, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.4943, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#ECAF65 Sample readable text

HEX #ECAF65

RGB rgb(236, 175, 101)

HSL hsl(33 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.4943

Contrast Black 10.89:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-ecaf65: #ECAF65;
.background-ecaf65 { background-color: #ECAF65; }
.text-ecaf65 { color: #ECAF65; }

Luminance0.4943

Black text10.89:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA 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":"#ECAF65","rgb":[236,175,101],"hsl":[33,78,66],"cmyk":[0,26,57,7],"luminance":0.4943,"contrast":{"black":10.89,"white":1.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5EC65","hex":"#E5EC65","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.52,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6D9B6","hex":"#F6D9B6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFB152","hex":"#FFB152","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.66,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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"]}]

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/ecaf65.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#65A2EC","analogous":["#EC6B65","#E5EC65"],"triadic":["#65ECAF","#AF65EC"],"tetradic":["#65EC6B","#65A2EC","#EC65E5"],"splitComplementary":["#65E5EC","#6B65EC"],"monochromatic":["#F6D9B6","#ECAF65","#DA841B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6D9B6","dark":"#DA841B","saturated":"#FFB152","desaturated":"#D9AD78","pastel":"#F7E9DA","neon":"#FFC37A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":14.491376746189438},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":26.981475126464083},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":32.046840717924134},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":32.78719262151},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":37.8549864614954}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECAF65

#ECAF65 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #ECAF65 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 236, 175, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.4943, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.89:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECAF65 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.89:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5EC65#000000 text · best 16.52:1#E5EC65

#F6D9B6#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F6D9B6

#FFB152#000000 text · best 11.66:1#FFB152

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

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

Generated Palette

#ECAF65#ECAF65

#65A2EC#65A2EC

#EC6B65#EC6B65

#E5EC65#E5EC65

#F6D9B6#F6D9B6

#DA841B#DA841B

Color Harmonies

#65A2EC#65A2EC

#EC6B65#EC6B65

#E5EC65#E5EC65

#65ECAF#65ECAF

#AF65EC#AF65EC

Variants

#F6D9B6#F6D9B6

#DA841B#DA841B

#FFB152#FFB152

#D9AD78#D9AD78

#F7E9DA#F7E9DA

#FFC37A#FFC37A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Burly Wood#DEB887

#ECAF65

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECAF65

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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