HEX atlas value

#846D3E

#846D3E is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 109, 62, HSL 40, 36%, 38%, has luminance 0.1619, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#846D3E Sample readable text

HEX #846D3E

RGB rgb(132, 109, 62)

HSL hsl(40 36% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 53, 48)

Luminance 0.1619

Contrast Black 4.24:1White 4.96:1

CSS

--color-846d3e: #846D3E;
.background-846d3e { background-color: #846D3E; }
.text-846d3e { color: #846D3E; }

Luminance0.1619

Black text4.24:1AA Fail

White text4.96:1AA 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":"#846D3E","rgb":[132,109,62],"hsl":[40,36,38],"cmyk":[0,17,53,48],"luminance":0.1619,"contrast":{"black":4.24,"white":4.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#453921","hex":"#453921","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B79C66","hex":"#B79C66","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.96,"contrastWhite":2.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"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":"#3E5584","hex":"#3E5584","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.84,"contrastWhite":7.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Raw Umber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/846d3e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E5584","analogous":["#844A3E","#78843E"],"triadic":["#3E846D","#6D3E84"],"tetradic":["#3E844A","#3E5584","#843E78"],"splitComplementary":["#3E7884","#4A3E84"],"monochromatic":["#B79C66","#846D3E","#453921"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B79C66","dark":"#453921","saturated":"#997429","desaturated":"#6E6553","pastel":"#B4A78D","neon":"#EB9C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":27.76688675382964},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":29.614185789921695},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":38.09199390948182},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":39.25557285278104}]

HEX meaning and use

About #846D3E

#846D3E is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #846D3E is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 132, 109, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg with 36% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1619, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.24:1AA Fail

White text4.96:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #846D3E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.24:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.96:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#453921#FFFFFF text · best 11.29:1#453921

#B79C66#000000 text · best 7.96:1#B79C66

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

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

#3E5584#FFFFFF text · best 7.4:1#3E5584

Generated Palette

#846D3E#846D3E

#3E5584#3E5584

#844A3E#844A3E

#78843E#78843E

#B79C66#B79C66

#453921#453921

Color Harmonies

#3E5584#3E5584

#844A3E#844A3E

#78843E#78843E

#3E846D#3E846D

#6D3E84#6D3E84

Variants

#B79C66#B79C66

#453921#453921

#997429#997429

#6E6553#6E6553

#B4A78D#B4A78D

#EB9C00#EB9C00

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Cedar#8B5A2B

Olive Green#708238

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

#846D3E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #846D3E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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