HEX atlas value

#8B7A4B

#8B7A4B is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 122, 75, HSL 44, 30%, 42%, has luminance 0.1992, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#8B7A4B Sample readable text

HEX #8B7A4B

RGB rgb(139, 122, 75)

HSL hsl(44 30% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 46, 45)

Luminance 0.1992

Contrast Black 4.98:1White 4.21:1

CSS

--color-8b7a4b: #8B7A4B;
.background-8b7a4b { background-color: #8B7A4B; }
.text-8b7a4b { color: #8B7A4B; }

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":"#8B7A4B","rgb":[139,122,75],"hsl":[44,30,42],"cmyk":[0,12,46,45],"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":"#50462B","hex":"#50462B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.25,"contrastWhite":9.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B8A77A","hex":"#B8A77A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.85,"contrastWhite":2.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#4B5C8B","hex":"#4B5C8B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.2,"contrastWhite":6.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A38533","hex":"#A38533","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.96,"contrastWhite":3.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8b7a4b.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":"#4B5C8B","analogous":["#8B5A4B","#7C8B4B"],"triadic":["#4B8B7A","#7A4B8B"],"tetradic":["#4B8B5A","#4B5C8B","#8B4B7C"],"splitComplementary":["#4B7C8B","#5A4B8B"],"monochromatic":["#B8A77A","#8B7A4B","#50462B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B8A77A","dark":"#50462B","saturated":"#A38533","desaturated":"#746F63","pastel":"#B7B19E","neon":"#FFBB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":23.021728866442675},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":31.96873472629156},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":35.79106033634656}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B7A4B

#8B7A4B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #8B7A4B is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 139, 122, and 75, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.1992, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.02, 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 #8B7A4B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.98:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#50462B#FFFFFF text · best 9.33:1#50462B

#B8A77A#000000 text · best 8.85:1#B8A77A

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

#4B5C8B#FFFFFF text · best 6.56:1#4B5C8B

#A38533#000000 text · best 5.96:1#A38533

Generated Palette

#8B7A4B#8B7A4B

#4B5C8B#4B5C8B

#8B5A4B#8B5A4B

#7C8B4B#7C8B4B

#B8A77A#B8A77A

#50462B#50462B

Color Harmonies

#4B5C8B#4B5C8B

#8B5A4B#8B5A4B

#7C8B4B#7C8B4B

#4B8B7A#4B8B7A

#7A4B8B#7A4B8B

Variants

#B8A77A#B8A77A

#50462B#50462B

#A38533#A38533

#746F63#746F63

#B7B19E#B7B19E

#FFBB00#FFBB00

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Oak#A8754F

Mocha#967969

Olive Green#708238

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#8B7A4B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B7A4B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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