HEX atlas value

#9B5527

#9B5527 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 85, 39, HSL 24, 60%, 38%, has luminance 0.1361, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#9B5527 Sample readable text

HEX #9B5527

RGB rgb(155, 85, 39)

HSL hsl(24 60% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 75, 39)

Luminance 0.1361

Contrast Black 3.72:1White 5.64:1

CSS

--color-9b5527: #9B5527;
.background-9b5527 { background-color: #9B5527; }
.text-9b5527 { color: #9B5527; }

Luminance0.1361

Black text3.72:1AA Fail

White text5.64:1AA 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":"#9B5527","rgb":[155,85,39],"hsl":[24,60,38],"cmyk":[0,45,75,39],"luminance":0.1361,"contrast":{"black":3.72,"white":5.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#522D14","hex":"#522D14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.74,"contrastWhite":12.04,"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":"#9B2732","hex":"#9B2732","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.73,"contrastWhite":7.69,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#D2814B","hex":"#D2814B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.98,"contrastWhite":3.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9b5527.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#276D9B","analogous":["#9B2732","#9B8F27"],"triadic":["#279B55","#55279B"],"tetradic":["#329B27","#276D9B","#8F279B"],"splitComplementary":["#279B8F","#27329B"],"monochromatic":["#D2814B","#9B5527","#522D14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2814B","dark":"#522D14","saturated":"#B05111","desaturated":"#865A3C","pastel":"#CB9876","neon":"#EB5E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":8.366600265340756},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":30.199337741083},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":33.03028912982749},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":38.13135192987524}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9B5527

#9B5527 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #9B5527 is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 155, 85, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg with 60% saturation and 38% 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 0.1361, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.72:1AA Fail

White text5.64:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9B5527 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.72:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.64:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#522D14#FFFFFF text · best 12.04:1#522D14

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

#9B2732#FFFFFF text · best 7.69:1#9B2732

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

#D2814B#000000 text · best 6.98:1#D2814B

Generated Palette

#9B5527#9B5527

#276D9B#276D9B

#9B2732#9B2732

#9B8F27#9B8F27

#D2814B#D2814B

#522D14#522D14

Color Harmonies

#276D9B#276D9B

#9B2732#9B2732

#9B8F27#9B8F27

#279B55#279B55

#55279B#55279B

Variants

#D2814B#D2814B

#522D14#522D14

#B05111#B05111

#865A3C#865A3C

#CB9876#CB9876

#EB5E00#EB5E00

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Cedar#8B5A2B

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Red Clay#B45A3C

Brick Red#8A3324

#9B5527

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9B5527

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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