HEX atlas value

#9E8761

#9E8761 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 158, 135, 97, HSL 37, 24%, 50%, has luminance 0.2546, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#9E8761 Sample readable text

HEX #9E8761

RGB rgb(158, 135, 97)

HSL hsl(37 24% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 39, 38)

Luminance 0.2546

Contrast Black 6.09:1White 3.45:1

CSS

--color-9e8761: #9E8761;
.background-9e8761 { background-color: #9E8761; }
.text-9e8761 { color: #9E8761; }

Luminance0.2546

Black text6.09:1AA Pass

White text3.45:1AA 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":"#9E8761","rgb":[158,135,97],"hsl":[37,24,50],"cmyk":[0,15,39,38],"luminance":0.2546,"contrast":{"black":6.09,"white":3.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C1B29A","hex":"#C1B29A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.1,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#979E61","hex":"#979E61","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.38,"contrastWhite":2.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#65563E","hex":"#65563E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.95,"contrastWhite":7.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#BA8D45","hex":"#BA8D45","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.98,"contrastWhite":3.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"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/9e8761.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#61789E","analogous":["#9E6861","#979E61"],"triadic":["#619E87","#87619E"],"tetradic":["#619E68","#61789E","#9E6197"],"splitComplementary":["#61979E","#68619E"],"monochromatic":["#C1B29A","#9E8761","#65563E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1B29A","dark":"#65563E","saturated":"#BA8D45","desaturated":"#82807D","pastel":"#C5C1BA","neon":"#FFAD29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":18},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":21.447610589527216},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":27.349588662354687},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":30.740852297878796}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9E8761

#9E8761 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9E8761 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 158, 135, and 97, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.2546, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.09:1AA Pass

White text3.45:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9E8761 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.09:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C1B29A#000000 text · best 10.1:1#C1B29A

#979E61#000000 text · best 7.38:1#979E61

#65563E#FFFFFF text · best 7.11:1#65563E

#BA8D45#000000 text · best 6.98:1#BA8D45

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

Generated Palette

#9E8761#9E8761

#61789E#61789E

#9E6861#9E6861

#979E61#979E61

#C1B29A#C1B29A

#65563E#65563E

Color Harmonies

#61789E#61789E

#9E6861#9E6861

#979E61#979E61

#619E87#619E87

#87619E#87619E

Variants

#C1B29A#C1B29A

#65563E#65563E

#BA8D45#BA8D45

#82807D#82807D

#C5C1BA#C5C1BA

#FFAD29#FFAD29

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Warm Gray#8A8378

#9E8761

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9E8761

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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