HEX atlas value

#9F6B38

#9F6B38 is a warm orange HEX color close to Caramel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 107, 56, HSL 30, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.1817, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#9F6B38 Sample readable text

HEX #9F6B38

RGB rgb(159, 107, 56)

HSL hsl(30 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 65, 38)

Luminance 0.1817

Contrast Black 4.63:1White 4.53:1

CSS

--color-9f6b38: #9F6B38;
.background-9f6b38 { background-color: #9F6B38; }
.text-9f6b38 { color: #9F6B38; }

Luminance0.1817

Black text4.63:1AA Pass

White text4.53:1AA 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":"#9F6B38","rgb":[159,107,56],"hsl":[30,48,42],"cmyk":[0,33,65,38],"luminance":0.1817,"contrast":{"black":4.63,"white":4.53}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5B3D20","hex":"#5B3D20","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.13,"contrastWhite":9.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CA9968","hex":"#CA9968","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.27,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#9F9F38","hex":"#9F9F38","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.49,"contrastWhite":2.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#9F3838","hex":"#9F3838","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.1,"contrastWhite":6.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#386B9F","hex":"#386B9F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.77,"contrastWhite":5.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Caramel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9f6b38.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#386B9F","analogous":["#9F3838","#9F9F38"],"triadic":["#389F6B","#6B389F"],"tetradic":["#389F38","#386B9F","#9F389F"],"splitComplementary":["#389F9F","#38389F"],"monochromatic":["#CA9968","#9F6B38","#5B3D20"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CA9968","dark":"#5B3D20","saturated":"#B66B20","desaturated":"#876B4F","pastel":"#C7AB8F","neon":"#FF8000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":27.313000567495326}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9F6B38

#9F6B38 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #9F6B38 is visually closest to Caramel, a named orange color with HEX #AF6E4D.

The RGB channels are 159, 107, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg 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 0.1817, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.57, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.63:1AA Pass

White text4.53:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9F6B38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.63:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.53:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#5B3D20#FFFFFF text · best 9.84:1#5B3D20

#CA9968#000000 text · best 8.27:1#CA9968

#9F9F38#000000 text · best 7.49:1#9F9F38

#9F3838#FFFFFF text · best 6.78:1#9F3838

#386B9F#FFFFFF text · best 5.57:1#386B9F

Generated Palette

#9F6B38#9F6B38

#386B9F#386B9F

#9F3838#9F3838

#9F9F38#9F9F38

#CA9968#CA9968

#5B3D20#5B3D20

Color Harmonies

#386B9F#386B9F

#9F3838#9F3838

#9F9F38#9F9F38

#389F6B#389F6B

#6B389F#6B389F

Variants

#CA9968#CA9968

#5B3D20#5B3D20

#B66B20#B66B20

#876B4F#876B4F

#C7AB8F#C7AB8F

#FF8000#FF8000

Nearest Named Colors

Caramel#AF6E4D

Oak#A8754F

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Red Clay#B45A3C

#9F6B38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9F6B38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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