HEX atlas value

#EE9D3A

#EE9D3A is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 157, 58, HSL 33, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.426, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EE9D3A Sample readable text

HEX #EE9D3A

RGB rgb(238, 157, 58)

HSL hsl(33 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.426

Contrast Black 9.52:1White 2.21:1

CSS

--color-ee9d3a: #EE9D3A;
.background-ee9d3a { background-color: #EE9D3A; }
.text-ee9d3a { color: #EE9D3A; }

Luminance0.426

Black text9.52:1AA Pass

White text2.21:1AA 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":"#EE9D3A","rgb":[238,157,58],"hsl":[33,84,58],"cmyk":[0,34,76,7],"luminance":0.426,"contrast":{"black":9.52,"white":2.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5EE3A","hex":"#E5EE3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.62,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5C78E","hex":"#F5C78E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.44,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9F29","hex":"#FF9F29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.24,"contrastWhite":2.05,"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"]}]

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/ee9d3a.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":"#3A8BEE","analogous":["#EE433A","#E5EE3A"],"triadic":["#3AEE9D","#9D3AEE"],"tetradic":["#3AEE43","#3A8BEE","#EE3AE5"],"splitComplementary":["#3AE5EE","#433AEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5C78E","#EE9D3A","#BC6F10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5C78E","dark":"#BC6F10","saturated":"#FF9F29","desaturated":"#D69B51","pastel":"#F2D7B6","neon":"#FFB152"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":33.76388603226827},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":36.345563690772494}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EE9D3A

#EE9D3A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EE9D3A is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 238, 157, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.426, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.52:1AA Pass

White text2.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EE9D3A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5EE3A#000000 text · best 16.62:1#E5EE3A

#F5C78E#000000 text · best 13.44:1#F5C78E

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FF9F29#000000 text · best 10.24:1#FF9F29

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#EE9D3A#EE9D3A

#3A8BEE#3A8BEE

#EE433A#EE433A

#E5EE3A#E5EE3A

#F5C78E#F5C78E

#BC6F10#BC6F10

Color Harmonies

#3A8BEE#3A8BEE

#EE433A#EE433A

#E5EE3A#E5EE3A

#3AEE9D#3AEE9D

#9D3AEE#9D3AEE

Variants

#F5C78E#F5C78E

#BC6F10#BC6F10

#FF9F29#FF9F29

#D69B51#D69B51

#F2D7B6#F2D7B6

#FFB152#FFB152

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Buttercup#F3C13A

#EE9D3A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EE9D3A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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