HEX atlas value

#EE9F77

#EE9F77 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 159, 119, HSL 20, 78%, 70%, has luminance 0.4431, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#EE9F77 Sample readable text
HEX #EE9F77
RGB rgb(238, 159, 119)
HSL hsl(20 78% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 50, 7)
Luminance 0.4431
Contrast Black 9.86:1White 2.13:1

CSS

--color-ee9f77: #EE9F77;
.background-ee9f77 { background-color: #EE9F77; }
.text-ee9f77 { color: #EE9F77; }

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
Luminance0.4431
Black text9.86:1AA Pass
White text2.13:1AA 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":"#EE9F77","rgb":[238,159,119],"hsl":[20,78,70],"cmyk":[0,33,50,7],"luminance":0.4431,"contrast":{"black":9.86,"white":2.13}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F8D8C9","hex":"#F8D8C9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEDA77","hex":"#EEDA77","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#77C6EE","hex":"#77C6EE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.1,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ee9f77.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#77C6EE","analogous":["#EE778B","#EEDA77"],"triadic":["#77EE9F","#9F77EE"],"tetradic":["#8BEE77","#77C6EE","#DA77EE"],"splitComplementary":["#77EEDA","#778BEE"],"monochromatic":["#F8D8C9","#EE9F77","#E46525"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F8D8C9","dark":"#E46525","saturated":"#FF9966","desaturated":"#DDA488","pastel":"#FAF0EA","neon":"#FFB48F"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":10.723805294763608},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":23.021728866442675},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":32.341923257592455}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EE9F77

#EE9F77 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EE9F77 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 238, 159, and 119, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 78% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.4431, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.86:1AA Pass
White text2.13:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EE9F77 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.86:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8D8C9#000000 text · best 15.66:1#F8D8C9
#EEDA77#000000 text · best 14.93:1#EEDA77
#77C6EE#000000 text · best 11.1:1#77C6EE
Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A
Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Generated Palette

#EE9F77#EE9F77
#77C6EE#77C6EE
#EE778B#EE778B
#EEDA77#EEDA77
#F8D8C9#F8D8C9
#E46525#E46525

Color Harmonies

#77C6EE#77C6EE
#EE778B#EE778B
#EEDA77#EEDA77
#77EE9F#77EE9F
#9F77EE#9F77EE

Variants

#F8D8C9#F8D8C9
#E46525#E46525
#FF9966#FF9966
#DDA488#DDA488
#FAF0EA#FAF0EA
#FFB48F#FFB48F

Nearest Named Colors