HEX atlas value

#EE943A

#EE943A is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 148, 58, HSL 30, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.3966, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EE943A Sample readable text

HEX #EE943A

RGB rgb(238, 148, 58)

HSL hsl(30 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.3966

Contrast Black 8.93:1White 2.35:1

CSS

--color-ee943a: #EE943A;
.background-ee943a { background-color: #EE943A; }
.text-ee943a { color: #EE943A; }

Luminance0.3966

Black text8.93:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA 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":"#EE943A","rgb":[238,148,58],"hsl":[30,84,58],"cmyk":[0,38,76,7],"luminance":0.3966,"contrast":{"black":8.93,"white":2.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEEE3A","hex":"#EEEE3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.93,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5C28E","hex":"#F5C28E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.99,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9429","hex":"#FF9429","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.52,"contrastWhite":2.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ee943a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3A94EE","analogous":["#EE3A3A","#EEEE3A"],"triadic":["#3AEE94","#943AEE"],"tetradic":["#3AEE3A","#3A94EE","#EE3AEE"],"splitComplementary":["#3AEEEE","#3A3AEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5C28E","#EE943A","#BC6610"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5C28E","dark":"#BC6610","saturated":"#FF9429","desaturated":"#D69451","pastel":"#F2D4B6","neon":"#FFA852"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":28.930952282978865},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":34.84250278036869},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":36.59234892706397}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EE943A

#EE943A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EE943A is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 238, 148, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg 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 0.3966, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.93:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EE943A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.93:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEEE3A#000000 text · best 16.93:1#EEEE3A

#F5C28E#000000 text · best 12.99:1#F5C28E

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

#FF9429#000000 text · best 9.52:1#FF9429

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

Generated Palette

#EE943A#EE943A

#3A94EE#3A94EE

#EE3A3A#EE3A3A

#EEEE3A#EEEE3A

#F5C28E#F5C28E

#BC6610#BC6610

Color Harmonies

#3A94EE#3A94EE

#EE3A3A#EE3A3A

#EEEE3A#EEEE3A

#3AEE94#3AEE94

#943AEE#943AEE

Variants

#F5C28E#F5C28E

#BC6610#BC6610

#FF9429#FF9429

#D69451#D69451

#F2D4B6#F2D4B6

#FFA852#FFA852

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Coral#FF7F50

Peru#CD853F

#EE943A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EE943A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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