HEX atlas value

#987E52

#987E52 is a warm orange HEX color close to Oak. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 126, 82, HSL 38, 30%, 46%, has luminance 0.2221, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#987E52 Sample readable text

HEX #987E52

RGB rgb(152, 126, 82)

HSL hsl(38 30% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 46, 40)

Luminance 0.2221

Contrast Black 5.44:1White 3.86:1

CSS

--color-987e52: #987E52;
.background-987e52 { background-color: #987E52; }
.text-987e52 { color: #987E52; }

Luminance0.2221

Black text5.44:1AA Pass

White text3.86:1AA 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":"#987E52","rgb":[152,126,82],"hsl":[38,30,46],"cmyk":[0,17,46,40],"luminance":0.2221,"contrast":{"black":5.44,"white":3.86}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFAB88","hex":"#BFAB88","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.4,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5D4D32","hex":"#5D4D32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.57,"contrastWhite":8.16,"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":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8F9852","hex":"#8F9852","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.78,"contrastWhite":3.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/987e52.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#526C98","analogous":["#985B52","#8F9852"],"triadic":["#52987F","#7F5298"],"tetradic":["#52985B","#526C98","#98528F"],"splitComplementary":["#528F98","#5B5298"],"monochromatic":["#BFAB88","#987E52","#5D4D32"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFAB88","dark":"#5D4D32","saturated":"#B28638","desaturated":"#7F786C","pastel":"#C0B8AA","neon":"#FFA914"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":18.601075237738275},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":28.74021572639983},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":32.57299494980466}]

HEX meaning and use

About #987E52

#987E52 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #987E52 is visually closest to Oak, a named orange color with HEX #A8754F.

The RGB channels are 152, 126, and 82, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg with 30% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2221, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.44:1AA Pass

White text3.86:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #987E52 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.44:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFAB88#000000 text · best 9.4:1#BFAB88

#5D4D32#FFFFFF text · best 8.16:1#5D4D32

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

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

#8F9852#000000 text · best 6.78:1#8F9852

Generated Palette

#987E52#987E52

#526C98#526C98

#985B52#985B52

#8F9852#8F9852

#BFAB88#BFAB88

#5D4D32#5D4D32

Color Harmonies

#526C98#526C98

#985B52#985B52

#8F9852#8F9852

#52987F#52987F

#7F5298#7F5298

Variants

#BFAB88#BFAB88

#5D4D32#5D4D32

#B28638#B28638

#7F786C#7F786C

#C0B8AA#C0B8AA

#FFA914#FFA914

Nearest Named Colors

Oak#A8754F

Mocha#967969

Caramel#AF6E4D

Antique Gold#B08D57

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#987E52

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #987E52

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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