HEX atlas value

#8A7960

#8A7960 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 121, 96, HSL 36, 18%, 46%, has luminance 0.1992, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#8A7960 Sample readable text

HEX #8A7960

RGB rgb(138, 121, 96)

HSL hsl(36 18% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 30, 46)

Luminance 0.1992

Contrast Black 4.98:1White 4.21:1

CSS

--color-8a7960: #8A7960;
.background-8a7960 { background-color: #8A7960; }
.text-8a7960 { color: #8A7960; }

Luminance0.1992

Black text4.98:1AA Pass

White text4.21:1AA 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":"#8A7960","rgb":[138,121,96],"hsl":[36,18,46],"cmyk":[0,12,30,46],"luminance":0.1992,"contrast":{"black":4.98,"white":4.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B4A793","hex":"#B4A793","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.89,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#544A3B","hex":"#544A3B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.42,"contrastWhite":8.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#868A60","hex":"#868A60","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.82,"contrastWhite":3.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A47F46","hex":"#A47F46","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.7,"contrastWhite":3.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.6,"contrastWhite":3.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Mocha adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8a7960.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#60718A","analogous":["#8A6460","#868A60"],"triadic":["#608A7A","#7A608A"],"tetradic":["#608A64","#60718A","#8A6086"],"splitComplementary":["#60868A","#64608A"],"monochromatic":["#B4A793","#8A7960","#544A3B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B4A793","dark":"#544A3B","saturated":"#A47F46","desaturated":"#757575","pastel":"#B7B5B3","neon":"#FFA114"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":15},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":26},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":29.120439557122072},{"slug":"nickel","name":"Nickel","hex":"#727472","distance":30.4138126514911},{"slug":"zinc","name":"Zinc","hex":"#7D7F7C","distance":31.448370387032774}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A7960

#8A7960 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8A7960 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 138, 121, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg with 18% saturation and 46% 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 0.1992, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.98:1AA Pass

White text4.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A7960 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.98:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B4A793#000000 text · best 8.89:1#B4A793

#544A3B#FFFFFF text · best 8.68:1#544A3B

#868A60#000000 text · best 5.82:1#868A60

#A47F46#000000 text · best 5.7:1#A47F46

Warm Gray#000000 text · best 5.6:1#8A8378

Generated Palette

#8A7960#8A7960

#60718A#60718A

#8A6460#8A6460

#868A60#868A60

#B4A793#B4A793

#544A3B#544A3B

Color Harmonies

#60718A#60718A

#8A6460#8A6460

#868A60#868A60

#608A7A#608A7A

#7A608A#7A608A

Variants

#B4A793#B4A793

#544A3B#544A3B

#A47F46#A47F46

#757575#757575

#B7B5B3#B7B5B3

#FFA114#FFA114

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

Nickel#727472

Zinc#7D7F7C

#8A7960

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A7960

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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