HEX atlas value

#90401D

#90401D is a warm orange HEX color close to Saddle Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 144, 64, 29, HSL 18, 66%, 34%, has luminance 0.0968, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#90401D Sample readable text

HEX #90401D

RGB rgb(144, 64, 29)

HSL hsl(18 66% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 56, 80, 44)

Luminance 0.0968

Contrast Black 2.94:1White 7.15:1

CSS

--color-90401d: #90401D;
.background-90401d { background-color: #90401D; }
.text-90401d { color: #90401D; }

Luminance0.0968

Black text2.94:1AA Fail

White text7.15:1AA 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":"#90401D","rgb":[144,64,29],"hsl":[18,66,34],"cmyk":[0,56,80,44],"luminance":0.0968,"contrast":{"black":2.94,"white":7.15}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#441E0E","hex":"#441E0E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.44,"contrastWhite":14.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#901D34","hex":"#901D34","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7D4731","hex":"#7D4731","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Saddle Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/90401d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1D6E90","analogous":["#901D34","#90791D"],"triadic":["#1D9040","#401D90"],"tetradic":["#34901D","#1D6E90","#791D90"],"splitComplementary":["#1D9079","#1D3490"],"monochromatic":["#D56434","#90401D","#441E0E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D56434","dark":"#441E0E","saturated":"#A3380A","desaturated":"#7D4731","pastel":"#CC8161","neon":"#D64000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":28.91366458960192},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":29.949958263743873}]

HEX meaning and use

About #90401D

#90401D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #90401D is visually closest to Saddle Brown, a named orange color with HEX #8B4513.

The RGB channels are 144, 64, and 29, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 66% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.0968, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.94:1AA Fail

White text7.15:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #90401D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.94:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.15:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#441E0E#FFFFFF text · best 14.6:1#441E0E

#901D34#FFFFFF text · best 8.71:1#901D34

Burnt Umber#FFFFFF text · best 8.14:1#8A3324

#7D4731#FFFFFF text · best 7.45:1#7D4731

Saddle Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#8B4513

Generated Palette

#90401D#90401D

#1D6E90#1D6E90

#901D34#901D34

#90791D#90791D

#D56434#D56434

#441E0E#441E0E

Color Harmonies

#1D6E90#1D6E90

#901D34#901D34

#90791D#90791D

#1D9040#1D9040

#401D90#401D90

Variants

#D56434#D56434

#441E0E#441E0E

#A3380A#A3380A

#7D4731#7D4731

#CC8161#CC8161

#D64000#D64000

Nearest Named Colors

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Sienna#A0522D

Cedar#8B5A2B

#90401D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #90401D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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