HEX atlas value

#917959

#917959 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 145, 121, 89, HSL 34, 24%, 46%, has luminance 0.2042, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#917959 Sample readable text

HEX #917959

RGB rgb(145, 121, 89)

HSL hsl(34 24% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 39, 43)

Luminance 0.2042

Contrast Black 5.08:1White 4.13:1

CSS

--color-917959: #917959;
.background-917959 { background-color: #917959; }
.text-917959 { color: #917959; }

Luminance0.2042

Black text5.08:1AA Pass

White text4.13:1AA 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":"#917959","rgb":[145,121,89],"hsl":[34,24,46],"cmyk":[0,17,39,43],"luminance":0.2042,"contrast":{"black":5.08,"white":4.13}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9A68D","hex":"#B9A68D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#594A36","hex":"#594A36","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.46,"contrastWhite":8.54,"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":"#8E9159","hex":"#8E9159","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.34,"contrastWhite":3.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#AB7C3F","hex":"#AB7C3F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.69,"contrastWhite":3.69,"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/917959.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#597291","analogous":["#915D59","#8E9159"],"triadic":["#599179","#795991"],"tetradic":["#59915D","#597291","#91598E"],"splitComplementary":["#598E91","#5D5991"],"monochromatic":["#B9A68D","#917959","#594A36"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B9A68D","dark":"#594A36","saturated":"#AB7C3F","desaturated":"#787673","pastel":"#BCB6AE","neon":"#FF9914"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":32.046840717924134},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":33.31666249791537},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":33.793490497431605}]

HEX meaning and use

About #917959

#917959 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #917959 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 145, 121, and 89, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg with 24% 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 0.2042, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.08:1AA Pass

White text4.13:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #917959 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.08:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9A68D#000000 text · best 8.9:1#B9A68D

#594A36#FFFFFF text · best 8.54:1#594A36

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

#8E9159#000000 text · best 6.34:1#8E9159

#AB7C3F#000000 text · best 5.69:1#AB7C3F

Generated Palette

#917959#917959

#597291#597291

#915D59#915D59

#8E9159#8E9159

#B9A68D#B9A68D

#594A36#594A36

Color Harmonies

#597291#597291

#915D59#915D59

#8E9159#8E9159

#599179#599179

#795991#795991

Variants

#B9A68D#B9A68D

#594A36#594A36

#AB7C3F#AB7C3F

#787673#787673

#BCB6AE#BCB6AE

#FF9914#FF9914

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Oak#A8754F

Raw Umber#826644

Warm Gray#8A8378

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#917959

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #917959

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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