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HEX atlas value

#8A7F60

#8A7F60 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 127, 96, HSL 44, 18%, 46%, has luminance 0.2143, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orangewarmmutedearth-tone
#8A7F60 Sample readable text
HEX #8A7F60
RGB rgb(138, 127, 96)
HSL hsl(44 18% 46%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 30, 46)
Luminance 0.2143
Contrast Black 5.29:1White 3.97:1

CSS

--color-8a7f60: #8A7F60;
.background-8a7f60 { background-color: #8A7F60; }
.text-8a7f60 { color: #8A7F60; }

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
Luminance0.2143
Black text5.29:1AA Pass
White text3.97:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#8A7F60","rgb":[138,127,96],"hsl":[44,18,46],"cmyk":[0,8,30,46],"luminance":0.2143,"contrast":{"black":5.29,"white":3.97}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#B4AB93","hex":"#B4AB93","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.19,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#544D3B","hex":"#544D3B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.5,"contrastWhite":8.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A48B46","hex":"#A48B46","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.36,"contrastWhite":3.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#818A60","hex":"#818A60","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.74,"contrastWhite":3.66,"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/8a7f60.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/moss-green.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#606B8A","analogous":["#8A6A60","#818A60"],"triadic":["#608A7F","#7F608A"],"tetradic":["#608A6A","#606B8A","#8A6081"],"splitComplementary":["#60818A","#6A608A"],"monochromatic":["#B4AB93","#8A7F60","#544D3B"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B4AB93","dark":"#544D3B","saturated":"#A48B46","desaturated":"#757575","pastel":"#B7B6B3","neon":"#FFC014"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":24.331050121192877},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":27.459060435491963},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":28.071337695236398},{"slug":"zinc","name":"Zinc","hex":"#7D7F7C","distance":30.870698080866262}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #8A7F60

#8A7F60 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8A7F60 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 138, 127, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.2143, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.29:1AA Pass
White text3.97:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A7F60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.29:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF3.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B4AB93#000000 text · best 9.19:1#B4AB93
#544D3B#FFFFFF text · best 8.39:1#544D3B
Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B
#A48B46#000000 text · best 6.36:1#A48B46
#818A60#000000 text · best 5.74:1#818A60

Generated Palette

#8A7F60#8A7F60
#606B8A#606B8A
#8A6A60#8A6A60
#818A60#818A60
#B4AB93#B4AB93
#544D3B#544D3B

Color Harmonies

#606B8A#606B8A
#8A6A60#8A6A60
#818A60#818A60
#608A7F#608A7F
#7F608A#7F608A

Variants

#B4AB93#B4AB93
#544D3B#544D3B
#A48B46#A48B46
#757575#757575
#B7B6B3#B7B6B3
#FFC014#FFC014

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969
Warm Gray#8A8378
Moss Green#8A9A5B
Stone#8A817C
Zinc#7D7F7C

Related HEX Guides

Mocha colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #967969.Warm Gray colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8A8378.Moss Green colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8A9A5B.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone 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.#8A7F60 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.