HEX atlas value

#857251

#857251 is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 114, 81, HSL 38, 24%, 42%, has luminance 0.1762, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#857251 Sample readable text

HEX #857251

RGB rgb(133, 114, 81)

HSL hsl(38 24% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 39, 48)

Luminance 0.1762

Contrast Black 4.52:1White 4.64:1

CSS

--color-857251: #857251;
.background-857251 { background-color: #857251; }
.text-857251 { color: #857251; }

Luminance0.1762

Black text4.52:1AA Pass

White text4.64:1AA 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":"#857251","rgb":[133,114,81],"hsl":[38,24,42],"cmyk":[0,14,39,48],"luminance":0.1762,"contrast":{"black":4.52,"white":4.64}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4C412F","hex":"#4C412F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":9.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B1A081","hex":"#B1A081","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.21,"contrastWhite":2.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#516485","hex":"#516485","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.51,"contrastWhite":5.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#855851","hex":"#855851","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.51,"contrastWhite":5.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.83,"contrastWhite":5.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/857251.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#516485","analogous":["#855851","#7E8551"],"triadic":["#518572","#725185"],"tetradic":["#518558","#516485","#85517E"],"splitComplementary":["#517E85","#585185"],"monochromatic":["#B1A081","#857251","#4C412F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B1A081","dark":"#4C412F","saturated":"#9C783A","desaturated":"#6D6C69","pastel":"#B2ADA3","neon":"#FFA200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":17.944358444926362},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":35.185224171518364},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":36.359317925395686},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":37.960505792204614}]

HEX meaning and use

About #857251

#857251 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #857251 is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 133, 114, and 81, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg with 24% saturation and 42% 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 0.1762, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.52:1AA Pass

White text4.64:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #857251 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.52:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.64:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#4C412F#FFFFFF text · best 9.98:1#4C412F

#B1A081#000000 text · best 8.21:1#B1A081

#516485#FFFFFF text · best 5.98:1#516485

#855851#FFFFFF text · best 5.98:1#855851

Dim Grey#FFFFFF text · best 5.49:1#696969

Generated Palette

#857251#857251

#516485#516485

#855851#855851

#7E8551#7E8551

#B1A081#B1A081

#4C412F#4C412F

Color Harmonies

#516485#516485

#855851#855851

#7E8551#7E8551

#518572#518572

#725185#725185

Variants

#B1A081#B1A081

#4C412F#4C412F

#9C783A#9C783A

#6D6C69#6D6C69

#B2ADA3#B2ADA3

#FFA200#FFA200

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Mocha#967969

Oak#A8754F

Olive Green#708238

Dim Gray#696969

#857251

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #857251

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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