HEX atlas value

#EEAC3A

#EEAC3A is a warm orange HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 172, 58, HSL 38, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.4799, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EEAC3A Sample readable text

HEX #EEAC3A

RGB rgb(238, 172, 58)

HSL hsl(38 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.4799

Contrast Black 10.6:1White 1.98:1

CSS

--color-eeac3a: #EEAC3A;
.background-eeac3a { background-color: #EEAC3A; }
.text-eeac3a { color: #EEAC3A; }

Luminance0.4799

Black text10.6:1AA Pass

White text1.98:1AA 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":"#EEAC3A","rgb":[238,172,58],"hsl":[38,84,58],"cmyk":[0,28,76,7],"luminance":0.4799,"contrast":{"black":10.6,"white":1.98}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.98,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6EE3A","hex":"#D6EE3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F5D08E","hex":"#F5D08E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.3,"contrastWhite":1.47,"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":"#FFB029","hex":"#FFB029","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.49,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Buttercup adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eeac3a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3A7CEE","analogous":["#EE523A","#D6EE3A"],"triadic":["#3AEEAC","#AC3AEE"],"tetradic":["#3AEE52","#3A7CEE","#EE3AD6"],"splitComplementary":["#3AD6EE","#523AEE"],"monochromatic":["#F5D08E","#EEAC3A","#BC7D10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5D08E","dark":"#BC7D10","saturated":"#FFB029","desaturated":"#D6A651","pastel":"#F2DCB6","neon":"#FFBF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":21.587033144922902},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":26.68332812825267},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.29551052391029}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEAC3A

#EEAC3A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EEAC3A is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 238, 172, and 58, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.4799, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.6:1AA Pass

White text1.98:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEAC3A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.98:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6EE3A#000000 text · best 16.15:1#D6EE3A

#F5D08E#000000 text · best 14.3:1#F5D08E

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFB029#000000 text · best 11.49:1#FFB029

Generated Palette

#EEAC3A#EEAC3A

#3A7CEE#3A7CEE

#EE523A#EE523A

#D6EE3A#D6EE3A

#F5D08E#F5D08E

#BC7D10#BC7D10

Color Harmonies

#3A7CEE#3A7CEE

#EE523A#EE523A

#D6EE3A#D6EE3A

#3AEEAC#3AEEAC

#AC3AEE#AC3AEE

Variants

#F5D08E#F5D08E

#BC7D10#BC7D10

#FFB029#FFB029

#D6A651#D6A651

#F2DCB6#F2DCB6

#FFBF52#FFBF52

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Butterscotch#E3963E

Saffron#F4C430

Marigold#EAA221

Old Gold#CFB53B

#EEAC3A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEAC3A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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