HEX atlas value

#EE793A

#EE793A is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 121, 58, HSL 21, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.3216, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#EE793A Sample readable text
HEX #EE793A
RGB rgb(238, 121, 58)
HSL hsl(21 84% 58%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 76, 7)
Luminance 0.3216
Contrast Black 7.43:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-ee793a: #EE793A;
.background-ee793a { background-color: #EE793A; }
.text-ee793a { color: #EE793A; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3216
Black text7.43:1AA Pass
White text2.83:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#EE793A","rgb":[238,121,58],"hsl":[21,84,58],"cmyk":[0,49,76,7],"luminance":0.3216,"contrast":{"black":7.43,"white":2.83}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#EED33A","hex":"#EED33A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.01,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5B28E","hex":"#F5B28E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.64,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3AAFEE","hex":"#3AAFEE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.55,"contrastWhite":2.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cadmium Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ee793a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#3AAFEE","analogous":["#EE3A55","#EED33A"],"triadic":["#3AEE79","#793AEE"],"tetradic":["#55EE3A","#3AAFEE","#D33AEE"],"splitComplementary":["#3AEED3","#3A55EE"],"monochromatic":["#F5B28E","#EE793A","#BC4C10"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F5B28E","dark":"#BC4C10","saturated":"#FF7429","desaturated":"#D68051","pastel":"#F2CBB6","neon":"#FF8E52"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":19.131126469708992},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":24.06241883103193},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":28.442925306655784},{"slug":"tomato","name":"Tomato","hex":"#FF6347","distance":30.692018506445613},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":31.272991542223778}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EE793A

#EE793A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EE793A is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 238, 121, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 84% saturation and 58% 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 0.3216, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.13, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.43:1AA Pass
White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EE793A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.43:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EED33A#000000 text · best 14.01:1#EED33A
#F5B28E#000000 text · best 11.64:1#F5B28E
Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E
#3AAFEE#000000 text · best 8.55:1#3AAFEE
Coral#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FF7F50

Generated Palette

#EE793A#EE793A
#3AAFEE#3AAFEE
#EE3A55#EE3A55
#EED33A#EED33A
#F5B28E#F5B28E
#BC4C10#BC4C10

Color Harmonies

#3AAFEE#3AAFEE
#EE3A55#EE3A55
#EED33A#EED33A
#3AEE79#3AEE79
#793AEE#793AEE

Variants

#F5B28E#F5B28E
#BC4C10#BC4C10
#FF7429#FF7429
#D68051#D68051
#F2CBB6#F2CBB6
#FF8E52#FF8E52

Nearest Named Colors