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HEX atlas value

#916308

#916308 is a warm orange HEX color close to Saddle Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 145, 99, 8, HSL 40, 90%, 30%, has luminance 0.1496, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#916308 Sample readable text
HEX #916308
RGB rgb(145, 99, 8)
HSL hsl(40 90% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 94, 43)
Luminance 0.1496
Contrast Black 3.99:1White 5.26:1

CSS

--color-916308: #916308;
.background-916308 { background-color: #916308; }
.text-916308 { color: #916308; }

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
Luminance0.1496
Black text3.99:1AA Fail
White text5.26:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#916308","rgb":[145,99,8],"hsl":[40,90,30],"cmyk":[0,32,94,43],"luminance":0.1496,"contrast":{"black":3.99,"white":5.26}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#3A2803","hex":"#3A2803","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#083691","hex":"#083691","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.95,"contrastWhite":10.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E99F0C","hex":"#E99F0C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.43,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#911F08","hex":"#911F08","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.4,"contrastWhite":8.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
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/916308.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#083691","analogous":["#911F08","#7A9108"],"triadic":["#089163","#630891"],"tetradic":["#08911F","#083691","#91087A"],"splitComplementary":["#087A91","#1F0891"],"monochromatic":["#E99F0C","#916308","#3A2803"]}
Variants
{"light":"#E99F0C","dark":"#3A2803","saturated":"#996600","desaturated":"#815E18","pastel":"#E2A936","neon":"#C28100"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":32.51153641401772},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":34.55430508634199},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":36.6333181680284},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":43.393547907494266},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":48.187135212627034}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #916308

#916308 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #916308 is visually closest to Saddle Brown, a named orange color with HEX #8B4513.

The RGB channels are 145, 99, and 8, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg with 90% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 0.1496, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.51, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.99:1AA Fail
White text5.26:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #916308 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.99:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.26:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3A2803#FFFFFF text · best 14.15:1#3A2803
#083691#FFFFFF text · best 10.79:1#083691
#E99F0C#000000 text · best 9.43:1#E99F0C
#911F08#FFFFFF text · best 8.74:1#911F08
Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#916308#916308
#083691#083691
#911F08#911F08
#7A9108#7A9108
#E99F0C#E99F0C
#3A2803#3A2803

Color Harmonies

#083691#083691
#911F08#911F08
#7A9108#7A9108
#089163#089163
#630891#630891

Variants

#E99F0C#E99F0C
#3A2803#3A2803
#996600#996600
#815E18#815E18
#E2A936#E2A936
#C28100#C28100

Nearest Named Colors

Saddle Brown#8B4513
Olive#808000
Cedar#8B5A2B
Sienna#A0522D
Sepia#704214

Related HEX Guides

Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.Olive colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #808000.Cedar colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B5A2B.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced 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.#916308 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.