HEX atlas value

#EE823A

#EE823A is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 130, 58, HSL 24, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.3445, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EE823A Sample readable text

HEX #EE823A

RGB rgb(238, 130, 58)

HSL hsl(24 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.3445

Contrast Black 7.89:1White 2.66:1

CSS

--color-ee823a: #EE823A;
.background-ee823a { background-color: #EE823A; }
.text-ee823a { color: #EE823A; }

Luminance0.3445

Black text7.89:1AA Pass

White text2.66:1AA 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":"#EE823A","rgb":[238,130,58],"hsl":[24,84,58],"cmyk":[0,45,76,7],"luminance":0.3445,"contrast":{"black":7.89,"white":2.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.66,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEDC3A","hex":"#EEDC3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5B88E","hex":"#F5B88E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.13,"contrastWhite":1.73,"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":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#FF7E29","hex":"#FF7E29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.27,"contrastWhite":2.54,"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/ee823a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3AA6EE","analogous":["#EE3A4C","#EEDC3A"],"triadic":["#3AEE82","#823AEE"],"tetradic":["#4CEE3A","#3AA6EE","#DC3AEE"],"splitComplementary":["#3AEEDC","#3A4CEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5B88E","#EE823A","#BC5510"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5B88E","dark":"#BC5510","saturated":"#FF7E29","desaturated":"#D68751","pastel":"#F2CEB6","neon":"#FF9752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":23.173260452512935},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":27.386127875258307},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":27.964262908219126},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":33.51119216023208}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EE823A

#EE823A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EE823A is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 238, 130, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg 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 0.3445, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.89:1AA Pass

White text2.66:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EE823A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.89:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEDC3A#000000 text · best 14.93:1#EEDC3A

#F5B88E#000000 text · best 12.13:1#F5B88E

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

Coral#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FF7F50

#FF7E29#000000 text · best 8.27:1#FF7E29

Generated Palette

#EE823A#EE823A

#3AA6EE#3AA6EE

#EE3A4C#EE3A4C

#EEDC3A#EEDC3A

#F5B88E#F5B88E

#BC5510#BC5510

Color Harmonies

#3AA6EE#3AA6EE

#EE3A4C#EE3A4C

#EEDC3A#EEDC3A

#3AEE82#3AEE82

#823AEE#823AEE

Variants

#F5B88E#F5B88E

#BC5510#BC5510

#FF7E29#FF7E29

#D68751#D68751

#F2CEB6#F2CEB6

#FF9752#FF9752

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Butterscotch#E3963E

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Coral#FF7F50

Peru#CD853F

#EE823A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EE823A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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