HEX atlas value

#ECBA65

#ECBA65 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 186, 101, HSL 38, 78%, 66%, has luminance 0.5389, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#ECBA65 Sample readable text

HEX #ECBA65

RGB rgb(236, 186, 101)

HSL hsl(38 78% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 57, 7)

Luminance 0.5389

Contrast Black 11.78:1White 1.78:1

CSS

--color-ecba65: #ECBA65;
.background-ecba65 { background-color: #ECBA65; }
.text-ecba65 { color: #ECBA65; }

Luminance0.5389

Black text11.78:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA 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":"#ECBA65","rgb":[236,186,101],"hsl":[38,78,66],"cmyk":[0,21,57,7],"luminance":0.5389,"contrast":{"black":11.78,"white":1.78}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DAEC65","hex":"#DAEC65","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.17,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6DFB6","hex":"#F6DFB6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"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/ecba65.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/topaz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6596EC","analogous":["#EC7765","#DAEC65"],"triadic":["#65ECBA","#BA65EC"],"tetradic":["#65EC77","#6596EC","#EC65DA"],"splitComplementary":["#65DAEC","#7765EC"],"monochromatic":["#F6DFB6","#ECBA65","#DA941B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6DFB6","dark":"#DA941B","saturated":"#FFBF52","desaturated":"#D9B578","pastel":"#F7ECDA","neon":"#FFCE7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":23.93741840717165},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":32.95451410656816},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":33.54101966249684},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":35.62302626111375}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECBA65

#ECBA65 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #ECBA65 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 236, 186, and 101, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.5389, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.78:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECBA65 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DAEC65#000000 text · best 16.17:1#DAEC65

#F6DFB6#000000 text · best 16.15:1#F6DFB6

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C

Generated Palette

#ECBA65#ECBA65

#6596EC#6596EC

#EC7765#EC7765

#DAEC65#DAEC65

#F6DFB6#F6DFB6

#DA941B#DA941B

Color Harmonies

#6596EC#6596EC

#EC7765#EC7765

#DAEC65#DAEC65

#65ECBA#65ECBA

#BA65EC#BA65EC

Variants

#F6DFB6#F6DFB6

#DA941B#DA941B

#FFBF52#FFBF52

#D9B578#D9B578

#F7ECDA#F7ECDA

#FFCE7A#FFCE7A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Topaz#FFC87C

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#ECBA65

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECBA65

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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