HEX atlas value

#78684A

#78684A is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 104, 74, HSL 39, 24%, 38%, has luminance 0.1439, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#78684A Sample readable text

HEX #78684A

RGB rgb(120, 104, 74)

HSL hsl(39 24% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 38, 53)

Luminance 0.1439

Contrast Black 3.88:1White 5.42:1

CSS

--color-78684a: #78684A;
.background-78684a { background-color: #78684A; }
.text-78684a { color: #78684A; }

Luminance0.1439

Black text3.88:1AA Fail

White text5.42:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#78684A","rgb":[120,104,74],"hsl":[39,24,38],"cmyk":[0,13,38,53],"luminance":0.1439,"contrast":{"black":3.88,"white":5.42}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F3727","hex":"#3F3727","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#AA9774","hex":"#AA9774","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.39,"contrastWhite":2.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Raw Umber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/78684a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A5A78","analogous":["#78514A","#71784A"],"triadic":["#4A7868","#684A78"],"tetradic":["#4A7851","#4A5A78","#784A71"],"splitComplementary":["#4A7178","#514A78"],"monochromatic":["#AA9774","#78684A","#3F3727"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AA9774","dark":"#3F3727","saturated":"#8D6E34","desaturated":"#63615F","pastel":"#A9A398","neon":"#EB9800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":11.832159566199232},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":31.28897569432403},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":32.4037034920393},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":32.61901286060018},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":33.436506994600975}]

HEX meaning and use

About #78684A

#78684A is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #78684A is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 120, 104, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 24% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1439, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.88:1AA Fail

White text5.42:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78684A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.88:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.42:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F3727#FFFFFF text · best 11.74:1#3F3727

Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Coffee#FFFFFF text · best 7.45:1#6F4E37

#AA9774#000000 text · best 7.39:1#AA9774

Generated Palette

#78684A#78684A

#4A5A78#4A5A78

#78514A#78514A

#71784A#71784A

#AA9774#AA9774

#3F3727#3F3727

Color Harmonies

#4A5A78#4A5A78

#78514A#78514A

#71784A#71784A

#4A7868#4A7868

#684A78#684A78

Variants

#AA9774#AA9774

#3F3727#3F3727

#8D6E34#8D6E34

#63615F#63615F

#A9A398#A9A398

#EB9800#EB9800

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Umber#635147

Loam#6B4F3A

Olive Green#708238

Coffee#6F4E37

#78684A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #78684A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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