HEX atlas value

#EF9B4D

#EF9B4D is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 155, 77, HSL 29, 84%, 62%, has luminance 0.4233, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EF9B4D Sample readable text

HEX #EF9B4D

RGB rgb(239, 155, 77)

HSL hsl(29 84% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 68, 6)

Luminance 0.4233

Contrast Black 9.47:1White 2.22:1

CSS

--color-ef9b4d: #EF9B4D;
.background-ef9b4d { background-color: #EF9B4D; }
.text-ef9b4d { color: #EF9B4D; }

Luminance0.4233

Black text9.47:1AA Pass

White text2.22:1AA 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":"#EF9B4D","rgb":[239,155,77],"hsl":[29,84,62],"cmyk":[0,35,68,6],"luminance":0.4233,"contrast":{"black":9.47,"white":2.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFED4D","hex":"#EFED4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7CBA1","hex":"#F7CBA1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.01,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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":"#FF9B3D","hex":"#FF9B3D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.01,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DA9C62","hex":"#DA9C62","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.91,"contrastWhite":2.36,"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/ef9b4d.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":"#4DA1EF","analogous":["#EF4D4F","#EFED4D"],"triadic":["#4DEF9B","#9B4DEF"],"tetradic":["#4FEF4D","#4DA1EF","#ED4DEF"],"splitComplementary":["#4DEFED","#4D4FEF"],"monochromatic":["#F7CBA1","#EF9B4D","#CE6D12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7CBA1","dark":"#CE6D12","saturated":"#FF9B3D","desaturated":"#DA9C62","pastel":"#F5DDC7","neon":"#FFB066"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":19.849433241279208},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":32.38826948140329},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":32.526911934581186},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":37.78888725538237}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EF9B4D

#EF9B4D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EF9B4D is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 239, 155, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg 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 0.4233, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.47:1AA Pass

White text2.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EF9B4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFED4D#000000 text · best 16.89:1#EFED4D

#F7CBA1#000000 text · best 14.01:1#F7CBA1

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

#FF9B3D#000000 text · best 10.01:1#FF9B3D

#DA9C62#000000 text · best 8.91:1#DA9C62

Generated Palette

#EF9B4D#EF9B4D

#4DA1EF#4DA1EF

#EF4D4F#EF4D4F

#EFED4D#EFED4D

#F7CBA1#F7CBA1

#CE6D12#CE6D12

Color Harmonies

#4DA1EF#4DA1EF

#EF4D4F#EF4D4F

#EFED4D#EFED4D

#4DEF9B#4DEF9B

#9B4DEF#9B4DEF

Variants

#F7CBA1#F7CBA1

#CE6D12#CE6D12

#FF9B3D#FF9B3D

#DA9C62#DA9C62

#F5DDC7#F5DDC7

#FFB066#FFB066

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Coral#FF7F50

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#EF9B4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EF9B4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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