HEX atlas value

#98763E

#98763E is a warm orange HEX color close to Oak. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 118, 62, HSL 37, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.1998, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#98763E Sample readable text

HEX #98763E

RGB rgb(152, 118, 62)

HSL hsl(37 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.1998

Contrast Black 5:1White 4.2:1

CSS

--color-98763e: #98763E;
.background-98763e { background-color: #98763E; }
.text-98763e { color: #98763E; }

Luminance0.1998

Black text5:1AA Pass

White text4.2:1AA 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":"#98763E","rgb":[152,118,62],"hsl":[37,42,42],"cmyk":[0,22,59,40],"luminance":0.1998,"contrast":{"black":5,"white":4.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#574323","hex":"#574323","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.23,"contrastWhite":9.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C4A36E","hex":"#C4A36E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.81,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8E983E","hex":"#8E983E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.71,"contrastWhite":3.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#98493E","hex":"#98493E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.36,"contrastWhite":6.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#3E6198","hex":"#3E6198","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.37,"contrastWhite":6.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Oak adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/98763e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E6198","analogous":["#98493E","#8E983E"],"triadic":["#3E9876","#763E98"],"tetradic":["#3E9849","#3E6198","#983E8E"],"splitComplementary":["#3E8E98","#493E98"],"monochromatic":["#C4A36E","#98763E","#574323"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4A36E","dark":"#574323","saturated":"#B07B27","desaturated":"#817056","pastel":"#C2B094","neon":"#FF9D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":23.366642891095847},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":27.85677655436824},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":33.97057550292606}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98763E

#98763E is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #98763E is visually closest to Oak, a named orange color with HEX #A8754F.

The RGB channels are 152, 118, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg with 42% saturation and 42% 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, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1998, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5:1AA Pass

White text4.2:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98763E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#574323#FFFFFF text · best 9.41:1#574323

#C4A36E#000000 text · best 8.81:1#C4A36E

#8E983E#000000 text · best 6.71:1#8E983E

#98493E#FFFFFF text · best 6.25:1#98493E

#3E6198#FFFFFF text · best 6.24:1#3E6198

Generated Palette

#98763E#98763E

#3E6198#3E6198

#98493E#98493E

#8E983E#8E983E

#C4A36E#C4A36E

#574323#574323

Color Harmonies

#3E6198#3E6198

#98493E#98493E

#8E983E#8E983E

#3E9876#3E9876

#763E98#763E98

Variants

#C4A36E#C4A36E

#574323#574323

#B07B27#B07B27

#817056#817056

#C2B094#C2B094

#FF9D00#FF9D00

Nearest Named Colors

Oak#A8754F

Raw Umber#826644

Caramel#AF6E4D

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#98763E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98763E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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