HEX atlas value

#EEA93A

#EEA93A is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 169, 58, HSL 37, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.4686, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EEA93A Sample readable text

HEX #EEA93A

RGB rgb(238, 169, 58)

HSL hsl(37 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.4686

Contrast Black 10.37:1White 2.02:1

CSS

--color-eea93a: #EEA93A;
.background-eea93a { background-color: #EEA93A; }
.text-eea93a { color: #EEA93A; }

Luminance0.4686

Black text10.37:1AA Pass

White text2.02:1AA 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":"#EEA93A","rgb":[238,169,58],"hsl":[37,84,58],"cmyk":[0,29,76,7],"luminance":0.4686,"contrast":{"black":10.37,"white":2.02}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.02,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9EE3A","hex":"#D9EE3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.24,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5CE8E","hex":"#F5CE8E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.1,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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":"#FFAD29","hex":"#FFAD29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.26,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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/eea93a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3A7FEE","analogous":["#EE4F3A","#D9EE3A"],"triadic":["#3AEEA9","#A93AEE"],"tetradic":["#3AEE4F","#3A7FEE","#EE3AD9"],"splitComplementary":["#3AD9EE","#4F3AEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5CE8E","#EEA93A","#BC7A10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5CE8E","dark":"#BC7A10","saturated":"#FFAD29","desaturated":"#D6A351","pastel":"#F2DBB6","neon":"#FFBD52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":22.315913604421397},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":26.267851073127396},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":29.410882339705484},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":33.04542328371661}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEA93A

#EEA93A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EEA93A is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 238, 169, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.4686, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.37:1AA Pass

White text2.02:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEA93A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.37:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.02:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9EE3A#000000 text · best 16.24:1#D9EE3A

#F5CE8E#000000 text · best 14.1:1#F5CE8E

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFAD29#000000 text · best 11.26:1#FFAD29

Generated Palette

#EEA93A#EEA93A

#3A7FEE#3A7FEE

#EE4F3A#EE4F3A

#D9EE3A#D9EE3A

#F5CE8E#F5CE8E

#BC7A10#BC7A10

Color Harmonies

#3A7FEE#3A7FEE

#EE4F3A#EE4F3A

#D9EE3A#D9EE3A

#3AEEA9#3AEEA9

#A93AEE#A93AEE

Variants

#F5CE8E#F5CE8E

#BC7A10#BC7A10

#FFAD29#FFAD29

#D6A351#D6A351

#F2DBB6#F2DBB6

#FFBD52#FFBD52

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Buttercup#F3C13A

Marigold#EAA221

Saffron#F4C430

Goldenrod#DAA520

#EEA93A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEA93A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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