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HEX atlas value

#5A3A02

#5A3A02 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sepia. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 90, 58, 2, HSL 38, 96%, 18%, has luminance 0.052, and belongs to the dark group.

orangewarmdark
#5A3A02 Sample readable text
HEX #5A3A02
RGB rgb(90, 58, 2)
HSL hsl(38 96% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 98, 65)
Luminance 0.052
Contrast Black 2.04:1White 10.29:1

CSS

--color-5a3a02: #5A3A02;
.background-5a3a02 { background-color: #5A3A02; }
.text-5a3a02 { color: #5A3A02; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.052
Black text2.04:1AA Fail
White text10.29:1AA Pass
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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#5A3A02","rgb":[90,58,2],"hsl":[38,96,18],"cmyk":[0,36,98,65],"luminance":0.052,"contrast":{"black":2.04,"white":10.29}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":10.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#02225A","hex":"#02225A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.38,"contrastWhite":15.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A0E02","hex":"#5A0E02","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":14.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","dark orange","Sepia adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5a3a02.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#02225A","analogous":["#5A0E02","#4E5A02"],"triadic":["#025A3A","#3A025A"],"tetradic":["#025A0E","#02225A","#5A024E"],"splitComplementary":["#024E5A","#0E025A"],"monochromatic":["#B47304","#5A3A02","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B47304","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#5C3A00","desaturated":"#50370C","pastel":"#C68515","neon":"#855400"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":29.5296461204668},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":34.66987164671943},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":39.01281840626232},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":41.340053217188775},{"slug":"garnet-red","name":"Garnet Red","hex":"#6E1F26","distance":49.24428900898052}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #5A3A02

#5A3A02 is classified as a warm orange value with dark visual character. #5A3A02 is visually closest to Sepia, a named orange color with HEX #704214.

The RGB channels are 90, 58, and 2, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg with 96% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.052, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.04:1AA Fail
White text10.29:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5A3A02 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.04:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF10.29:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#02225A#FFFFFF text · best 15.22:1#02225A
#5A0E02#FFFFFF text · best 14.02:1#5A0E02
Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621
Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728

Generated Palette

#5A3A02#5A3A02
#02225A#02225A
#5A0E02#5A0E02
#4E5A02#4E5A02
#B47304#B47304
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#02225A#02225A
#5A0E02#5A0E02
#4E5A02#4E5A02
#025A3A#025A3A
#3A025A#3A025A

Variants

#B47304#B47304
Black#000000
#5C3A00#5C3A00
#50370C#50370C
#C68515#C68515
#855400#855400

Nearest Named Colors

Sepia#704214
Espresso#4B3621
Bark#5B3A29
Pine Bark#4A3728
Garnet Red#6E1F26

Related HEX Guides

Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Espresso colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4B3621.Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5B3A29.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#5A3A02 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.