HEX atlas value

#ECB427

#ECB427 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 180, 39, HSL 43, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.5062, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#ECB427 Sample readable text

HEX #ECB427

RGB rgb(236, 180, 39)

HSL hsl(43 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.5062

Contrast Black 11.12:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-ecb427: #ECB427;
.background-ecb427 { background-color: #ECB427; }
.text-ecb427 { color: #ECB427; }

Luminance0.5062

Black text11.12:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#ECB427","rgb":[236,180,39],"hsl":[43,84,54],"cmyk":[0,24,83,7],"luminance":0.5062,"contrast":{"black":11.12,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C2EC27","hex":"#C2EC27","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.32,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D27C","hex":"#F4D27C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.36,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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":"#FFBD14","hex":"#FFBD14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.54,"contrastWhite":1.67,"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/ecb427.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#275FEC","analogous":["#EC5227","#C2EC27"],"triadic":["#27ECB4","#B427EC"],"tetradic":["#27EC52","#275FEC","#EC27C2"],"splitComplementary":["#27C2EC","#5227EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4D27C","#ECB427","#A97D0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4D27C","dark":"#A97D0F","saturated":"#FFBD14","desaturated":"#D2A941","pastel":"#EED9A5","neon":"#FFC83D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":19.078784028338912},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":24.06241883103193},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":24.454038521274967},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":33.03028912982749}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECB427

#ECB427 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #ECB427 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 236, 180, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.5062, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.12:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECB427 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C2EC27#000000 text · best 15.32:1#C2EC27

#F4D27C#000000 text · best 14.36:1#F4D27C

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

#FFBD14#000000 text · best 12.54:1#FFBD14

Generated Palette

#ECB427#ECB427

#275FEC#275FEC

#EC5227#EC5227

#C2EC27#C2EC27

#F4D27C#F4D27C

#A97D0F#A97D0F

Color Harmonies

#275FEC#275FEC

#EC5227#EC5227

#C2EC27#C2EC27

#27ECB4#27ECB4

#B427EC#B427EC

Variants

#F4D27C#F4D27C

#A97D0F#A97D0F

#FFBD14#FFBD14

#D2A941#D2A941

#EED9A5#EED9A5

#FFC83D#FFC83D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Goldenrod#DAA520

Sunflower#FFC512

#ECB427

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECB427

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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