HEX atlas value

#9E7B61

#9E7B61 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 123, 97, HSL 26, 24%, 50%, has luminance 0.223, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#9E7B61 Sample readable text

HEX #9E7B61

RGB rgb(158, 123, 97)

HSL hsl(26 24% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 39, 38)

Luminance 0.223

Contrast Black 5.46:1White 3.85:1

CSS

--color-9e7b61: #9E7B61;
.background-9e7b61 { background-color: #9E7B61; }
.text-9e7b61 { color: #9E7B61; }

Luminance0.223

Black text5.46:1AA Pass

White text3.85:1AA 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":"#9E7B61","rgb":[158,123,97],"hsl":[26,24,50],"cmyk":[0,22,39,38],"luminance":0.223,"contrast":{"black":5.46,"white":3.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C1AB9A","hex":"#C1AB9A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.56,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#654F3E","hex":"#654F3E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.74,"contrastWhite":7.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9E9A61","hex":"#9E9A61","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.25,"contrastWhite":2.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#BA7845","hex":"#BA7845","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.86,"contrastWhite":3.58,"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9e7b61.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/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#61849E","analogous":["#9E6165","#9E9A61"],"triadic":["#619E7B","#7B619E"],"tetradic":["#659E61","#61849E","#9A619E"],"splitComplementary":["#619E9A","#61659E"],"monochromatic":["#C1AB9A","#9E7B61","#654F3E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1AB9A","dark":"#654F3E","saturated":"#BA7845","desaturated":"#827F7D","pastel":"#C5BEBA","neon":"#FF8629"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":11.489125293076057},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":21.447610589527216},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":27.349588662354687},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":29.29163703175362},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":31.51190251317746}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9E7B61

#9E7B61 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9E7B61 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 158, 123, and 97, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg with 24% saturation and 50% 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 0.223, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.46:1AA Pass

White text3.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9E7B61 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.46:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C1AB9A#000000 text · best 9.56:1#C1AB9A

#654F3E#FFFFFF text · best 7.66:1#654F3E

#9E9A61#000000 text · best 7.25:1#9E9A61

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

#BA7845#000000 text · best 5.86:1#BA7845

Generated Palette

#9E7B61#9E7B61

#61849E#61849E

#9E6165#9E6165

#9E9A61#9E9A61

#C1AB9A#C1AB9A

#654F3E#654F3E

Color Harmonies

#61849E#61849E

#9E6165#9E6165

#9E9A61#9E9A61

#619E7B#619E7B

#7B619E#7B619E

Variants

#C1AB9A#C1AB9A

#654F3E#654F3E

#BA7845#BA7845

#827F7D#827F7D

#C5BEBA#C5BEBA

#FF8629#FF8629

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Oak#A8754F

Antique Gold#B08D57

Caramel#AF6E4D

Warm Gray#8A8378

#9E7B61

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9E7B61

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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