HEX atlas value

#EF994D

#EF994D is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 153, 77, HSL 28, 84%, 62%, has luminance 0.4167, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EF994D Sample readable text

HEX #EF994D

RGB rgb(239, 153, 77)

HSL hsl(28 84% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 68, 6)

Luminance 0.4167

Contrast Black 9.33:1White 2.25:1

CSS

--color-ef994d: #EF994D;
.background-ef994d { background-color: #EF994D; }
.text-ef994d { color: #EF994D; }

Luminance0.4167

Black text9.33:1AA Pass

White text2.25:1AA 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":"#EF994D","rgb":[239,153,77],"hsl":[28,84,62],"cmyk":[0,36,68,6],"luminance":0.4167,"contrast":{"black":9.33,"white":2.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFEA4D","hex":"#EFEA4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.55,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7C9A1","hex":"#F7C9A1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.82,"contrastWhite":1.52,"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"]},{"name":"#FF983D","hex":"#FF983D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.81,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DA9A62","hex":"#DA9A62","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.78,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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/ef994d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4DA4EF","analogous":["#EF4D52","#EFEA4D"],"triadic":["#4DEF99","#994DEF"],"tetradic":["#52EF4D","#4DA4EF","#EA4DEF"],"splitComplementary":["#4DEFEA","#4D52EF"],"monochromatic":["#F7C9A1","#EF994D","#CE6A12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7C9A1","dark":"#CE6A12","saturated":"#FF983D","desaturated":"#DA9A62","pastel":"#F5DCC7","neon":"#FFAD66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":19.44222209522358},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":22.516660498395403},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":31.52776554086889},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":36.76955262170047}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EF994D

#EF994D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EF994D is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 239, 153, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg with 84% saturation and 62% 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 0.4167, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.44, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.33:1AA Pass

White text2.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EF994D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFEA4D#000000 text · best 16.55:1#EFEA4D

#F7C9A1#000000 text · best 13.82:1#F7C9A1

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#FF983D#000000 text · best 9.81:1#FF983D

#DA9A62#000000 text · best 8.78:1#DA9A62

Generated Palette

#EF994D#EF994D

#4DA4EF#4DA4EF

#EF4D52#EF4D52

#EFEA4D#EFEA4D

#F7C9A1#F7C9A1

#CE6A12#CE6A12

Color Harmonies

#4DA4EF#4DA4EF

#EF4D52#EF4D52

#EFEA4D#EFEA4D

#4DEF99#4DEF99

#994DEF#994DEF

Variants

#F7C9A1#F7C9A1

#CE6A12#CE6A12

#FF983D#FF983D

#DA9A62#DA9A62

#F5DCC7#F5DCC7

#FFAD66#FFAD66

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Coral#FF7F50

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#EF994D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EF994D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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