HEX atlas value

#8B6C4B

#8B6C4B is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 108, 75, HSL 31, 30%, 42%, has luminance 0.1672, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#8B6C4B Sample readable text

HEX #8B6C4B

RGB rgb(139, 108, 75)

HSL hsl(31 30% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 46, 45)

Luminance 0.1672

Contrast Black 4.34:1White 4.83:1

CSS

--color-8b6c4b: #8B6C4B;
.background-8b6c4b { background-color: #8B6C4B; }
.text-8b6c4b { color: #8B6C4B; }

Luminance0.1672

Black text4.34:1AA Fail

White text4.83:1AA 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":"#8B6C4B","rgb":[139,108,75],"hsl":[31,30,42],"cmyk":[0,22,46,45],"luminance":0.1672,"contrast":{"black":4.34,"white":4.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#503E2B","hex":"#503E2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.07,"contrastWhite":10.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B89A7A","hex":"#B89A7A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.94,"contrastWhite":2.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#8B4C4B","hex":"#8B4C4B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.23,"contrastWhite":6.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8A8B4B","hex":"#8A8B4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.88,"contrastWhite":3.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8b6c4b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4B6A8B","analogous":["#8B4C4B","#8A8B4B"],"triadic":["#4B8B6C","#6C4B8B"],"tetradic":["#4B8B4C","#4B6A8B","#8B4B8A"],"splitComplementary":["#4B8A8B","#4C4B8B"],"monochromatic":["#B89A7A","#8B6C4B","#503E2B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B89A7A","dark":"#503E2B","saturated":"#A36D33","desaturated":"#746B63","pastel":"#B7AB9E","neon":"#FF8400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":30.62678566222711},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":34.49637662132068},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":36.11094017053558},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":36.71511950137164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B6C4B

#8B6C4B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #8B6C4B is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 139, 108, and 75, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 30% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1672, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.34:1AA Fail

White text4.83:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B6C4B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.34:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.83:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#503E2B#FFFFFF text · best 10.16:1#503E2B

#B89A7A#000000 text · best 7.94:1#B89A7A

#8B4C4B#FFFFFF text · best 6.49:1#8B4C4B

#8A8B4B#000000 text · best 5.88:1#8A8B4B

Cedar#FFFFFF text · best 5.84:1#8B5A2B

Generated Palette

#8B6C4B#8B6C4B

#4B6A8B#4B6A8B

#8B4C4B#8B4C4B

#8A8B4B#8A8B4B

#B89A7A#B89A7A

#503E2B#503E2B

Color Harmonies

#4B6A8B#4B6A8B

#8B4C4B#8B4C4B

#8A8B4B#8A8B4B

#4B8B6C#4B8B6C

#6C4B8B#6C4B8B

Variants

#B89A7A#B89A7A

#503E2B#503E2B

#A36D33#A36D33

#746B63#746B63

#B7AB9E#B7AB9E

#FF8400#FF8400

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Oak#A8754F

Mocha#967969

Caramel#AF6E4D

Cedar#8B5A2B

#8B6C4B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B6C4B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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