HEX atlas value

#9F7C38

#9F7C38 is a warm orange HEX color close to Oak. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 124, 56, HSL 40, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.2207, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#9F7C38 Sample readable text

HEX #9F7C38

RGB rgb(159, 124, 56)

HSL hsl(40 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 65, 38)

Luminance 0.2207

Contrast Black 5.41:1White 3.88:1

CSS

--color-9f7c38: #9F7C38;
.background-9f7c38 { background-color: #9F7C38; }
.text-9f7c38 { color: #9F7C38; }

Luminance0.2207

Black text5.41:1AA Pass

White text3.88:1AA 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":"#9F7C38","rgb":[159,124,56],"hsl":[40,48,42],"cmyk":[0,22,65,38],"luminance":0.2207,"contrast":{"black":5.41,"white":3.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAA968","hex":"#CAA968","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.39,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5B4720","hex":"#5B4720","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.37,"contrastWhite":8.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8D9F38","hex":"#8D9F38","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.15,"contrastWhite":2.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#385A9F","hex":"#385A9F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.13,"contrastWhite":6.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#B68420","hex":"#B68420","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.31,"contrastWhite":3.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Oak adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9f7c38.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#385A9F","analogous":["#9F4938","#8D9F38"],"triadic":["#389F7C","#7C389F"],"tetradic":["#389F49","#385A9F","#9F388D"],"splitComplementary":["#388D9F","#49389F"],"monochromatic":["#CAA968","#9F7C38","#5B4720"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CAA968","dark":"#5B4720","saturated":"#B68420","desaturated":"#87744F","pastel":"#C7B48F","neon":"#FFAA00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":34.79942528261063}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9F7C38

#9F7C38 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #9F7C38 is visually closest to Oak, a named orange color with HEX #A8754F.

The RGB channels are 159, 124, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.2207, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.41:1AA Pass

White text3.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9F7C38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.41:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAA968#000000 text · best 9.39:1#CAA968

#5B4720#FFFFFF text · best 8.88:1#5B4720

#8D9F38#000000 text · best 7.15:1#8D9F38

#385A9F#FFFFFF text · best 6.7:1#385A9F

#B68420#000000 text · best 6.31:1#B68420

Generated Palette

#9F7C38#9F7C38

#385A9F#385A9F

#9F4938#9F4938

#8D9F38#8D9F38

#CAA968#CAA968

#5B4720#5B4720

Color Harmonies

#385A9F#385A9F

#9F4938#9F4938

#8D9F38#8D9F38

#389F7C#389F7C

#7C389F#7C389F

Variants

#CAA968#CAA968

#5B4720#5B4720

#B68420#B68420

#87744F#87744F

#C7B48F#C7B48F

#FFAA00#FFAA00

Nearest Named Colors

Oak#A8754F

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Caramel#AF6E4D

Desert Clay#B86D4B

#9F7C38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9F7C38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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