HEX atlas value

#9F8875

#9F8875 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 136, 117, HSL 27, 18%, 54%, has luminance 0.2626, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#9F8875 Sample readable text

HEX #9F8875

RGB rgb(159, 136, 117)

HSL hsl(27 18% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 26, 38)

Luminance 0.2626

Contrast Black 6.25:1White 3.36:1

CSS

--color-9f8875: #9F8875;
.background-9f8875 { background-color: #9F8875; }
.text-9f8875 { color: #9F8875; }

Luminance0.2626

Black text6.25:1AA Pass

White text3.36:1AA 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":"#9F8875","rgb":[159,136,117],"hsl":[27,18,54],"cmyk":[0,14,26,38],"luminance":0.2626,"contrast":{"black":6.25,"white":3.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4B6AB","hex":"#C4B6AB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9F9D75","hex":"#9F9D75","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.55,"contrastWhite":2.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B9855B","hex":"#B9855B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.57,"contrastWhite":3.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#6C5A4B","hex":"#6C5A4B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.2,"contrastWhite":6.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.21,"contrastWhite":3.38,"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/9f8875.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#758C9F","analogous":["#9F7577","#9F9D75"],"triadic":["#759F88","#88759F"],"tetradic":["#779F75","#758C9F","#9D759F"],"splitComplementary":["#759F9D","#75779F"],"monochromatic":["#C4B6AB","#9F8875","#6C5A4B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4B6AB","dark":"#6C5A4B","saturated":"#B9855B","desaturated":"#8A8A8A","pastel":"#CBC9C8","neon":"#FF943D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":21.79449471770337},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":23.2163735324878},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":26.90724809414742},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":28.5657137141714}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9F8875

#9F8875 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9F8875 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 159, 136, and 117, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 18% saturation and 54% 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 0.2626, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.25:1AA Pass

White text3.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9F8875 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.25:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4B6AB#000000 text · best 10.63:1#C4B6AB

#9F9D75#000000 text · best 7.55:1#9F9D75

#B9855B#000000 text · best 6.57:1#B9855B

#6C5A4B#FFFFFF text · best 6.56:1#6C5A4B

Primer Gray#000000 text · best 6.21:1#8B8C89

Generated Palette

#9F8875#9F8875

#758C9F#758C9F

#9F7577#9F7577

#9F9D75#9F9D75

#C4B6AB#C4B6AB

#6C5A4B#6C5A4B

Color Harmonies

#758C9F#758C9F

#9F7577#9F7577

#9F9D75#9F9D75

#759F88#759F88

#88759F#88759F

Variants

#C4B6AB#C4B6AB

#6C5A4B#6C5A4B

#B9855B#B9855B

#8A8A8A#8A8A8A

#CBC9C8#CBC9C8

#FF943D#FF943D

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

Titanium#878681

Primer Gray#8B8C89

#9F8875

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9F8875

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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