HEX atlas value

#EEA03A

#EEA03A is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 160, 58, HSL 34, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.4362, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EEA03A Sample readable text

HEX #EEA03A

RGB rgb(238, 160, 58)

HSL hsl(34 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.4362

Contrast Black 9.72:1White 2.16:1

CSS

--color-eea03a: #EEA03A;
.background-eea03a { background-color: #EEA03A; }
.text-eea03a { color: #EEA03A; }

Luminance0.4362

Black text9.72:1AA Pass

White text2.16:1AA 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":"#EEA03A","rgb":[238,160,58],"hsl":[34,84,58],"cmyk":[0,33,76,7],"luminance":0.4362,"contrast":{"black":9.72,"white":2.16}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E2EE3A","hex":"#E2EE3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.52,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5C98E","hex":"#F5C98E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.63,"contrastWhite":1.54,"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":"#FFA229","hex":"#FFA229","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.45,"contrastWhite":2.01,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eea03a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3A88EE","analogous":["#EE463A","#E2EE3A"],"triadic":["#3AEEA0","#A03AEE"],"tetradic":["#3AEE46","#3A88EE","#EE3AE2"],"splitComplementary":["#3AE2EE","#463AEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5C98E","#EEA03A","#BC7110"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5C98E","dark":"#BC7110","saturated":"#FFA229","desaturated":"#D69D51","pastel":"#F2D8B6","neon":"#FFB452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":28.19574435974337},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":33.18132004607411},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":33.37663853655727}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEA03A

#EEA03A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EEA03A is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 238, 160, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.4362, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.72:1AA Pass

White text2.16:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEA03A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E2EE3A#000000 text · best 16.52:1#E2EE3A

#F5C98E#000000 text · best 13.63:1#F5C98E

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFA229#000000 text · best 10.45:1#FFA229

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#EEA03A#EEA03A

#3A88EE#3A88EE

#EE463A#EE463A

#E2EE3A#E2EE3A

#F5C98E#F5C98E

#BC7110#BC7110

Color Harmonies

#3A88EE#3A88EE

#EE463A#EE463A

#E2EE3A#E2EE3A

#3AEEA0#3AEEA0

#A03AEE#A03AEE

Variants

#F5C98E#F5C98E

#BC7110#BC7110

#FFA229#FFA229

#D69D51#D69D51

#F2D8B6#F2D8B6

#FFB452#FFB452

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Marigold#EAA221

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Goldenrod#DAA520

Buttercup#F3C13A

#EEA03A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEA03A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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