HEX atlas value

#9F5A38

#9F5A38 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 90, 56, HSL 20, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.1497, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#9F5A38 Sample readable text

HEX #9F5A38

RGB rgb(159, 90, 56)

HSL hsl(20 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 65, 38)

Luminance 0.1497

Contrast Black 3.99:1White 5.26:1

CSS

--color-9f5a38: #9F5A38;
.background-9f5a38 { background-color: #9F5A38; }
.text-9f5a38 { color: #9F5A38; }

Luminance0.1497

Black text3.99:1AA Fail

White text5.26:1AA 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":"#9F5A38","rgb":[159,90,56],"hsl":[20,48,42],"cmyk":[0,43,65,38],"luminance":0.1497,"contrast":{"black":3.99,"white":5.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5B3320","hex":"#5B3320","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.94,"contrastWhite":10.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CA8968","hex":"#CA8968","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.29,"contrastWhite":2.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#9F3849","hex":"#9F3849","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#9F8D38","hex":"#9F8D38","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.34,"contrastWhite":3.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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/9f5a38.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#387C9F","analogous":["#9F3849","#9F8D38"],"triadic":["#389F5A","#5A389F"],"tetradic":["#499F38","#387C9F","#8D389F"],"splitComplementary":["#389F8D","#38499F"],"monochromatic":["#CA8968","#9F5A38","#5B3320"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CA8968","dark":"#5B3320","saturated":"#B65220","desaturated":"#87624F","pastel":"#C7A28F","neon":"#FF5500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":21.37755832643195},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":33.12099032335839},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":33.60059523282288}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9F5A38

#9F5A38 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #9F5A38 is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 159, 90, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 48% 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 0.1497, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.99:1AA Fail

White text5.26:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9F5A38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.99:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.26:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#5B3320#FFFFFF text · best 10.82:1#5B3320

#CA8968#000000 text · best 7.29:1#CA8968

#9F3849#FFFFFF text · best 6.7:1#9F3849

#9F8D38#000000 text · best 6.34:1#9F8D38

Cedar#FFFFFF text · best 5.84:1#8B5A2B

Generated Palette

#9F5A38#9F5A38

#387C9F#387C9F

#9F3849#9F3849

#9F8D38#9F8D38

#CA8968#CA8968

#5B3320#5B3320

Color Harmonies

#387C9F#387C9F

#9F3849#9F3849

#9F8D38#9F8D38

#389F5A#389F5A

#5A389F#5A389F

Variants

#CA8968#CA8968

#5B3320#5B3320

#B65220#B65220

#87624F#87624F

#C7A28F#C7A28F

#FF5500#FF5500

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Red Clay#B45A3C

Cedar#8B5A2B

Caramel#AF6E4D

Raw Umber#826644

#9F5A38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9F5A38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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