HEX atlas value

#A08D4B

#A08D4B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 141, 75, HSL 47, 36%, 46%, has luminance 0.2703, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#A08D4B Sample readable text

HEX #A08D4B

RGB rgb(160, 141, 75)

HSL hsl(47 36% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 53, 37)

Luminance 0.2703

Contrast Black 6.41:1White 3.28:1

CSS

--color-a08d4b: #A08D4B;
.background-a08d4b { background-color: #A08D4B; }
.text-a08d4b { color: #A08D4B; }

Luminance0.2703

Black text6.41:1AA Pass

White text3.28:1AA 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":"#A08D4B","rgb":[160,141,75],"hsl":[47,36,46],"cmyk":[0,12,53,37],"luminance":0.2703,"contrast":{"black":6.41,"white":3.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4B682","hex":"#C4B682","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.36,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B99C31","hex":"#B99C31","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.86,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#61562E","hex":"#61562E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#88A04B","hex":"#88A04B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.18,"contrastWhite":2.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Antique Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a08d4b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4B5DA0","analogous":["#A0634B","#88A04B"],"triadic":["#4BA08D","#8D4BA0"],"tetradic":["#4BA063","#4B5DA0","#A04B88"],"splitComplementary":["#4B88A0","#634BA0"],"monochromatic":["#C4B682","#A08D4B","#61562E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4B682","dark":"#61562E","saturated":"#B99C31","desaturated":"#867F65","pastel":"#C5BEA6","neon":"#FFCC14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":20},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":25.612496949731394},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.8673884437522},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.8673884437522}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A08D4B

#A08D4B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #A08D4B is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 160, 141, and 75, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg with 36% saturation and 46% 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 0.2703, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.41:1AA Pass

White text3.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A08D4B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.41:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4B682#000000 text · best 10.36:1#C4B682

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#B99C31#000000 text · best 7.86:1#B99C31

#61562E#FFFFFF text · best 7.3:1#61562E

#88A04B#000000 text · best 7.18:1#88A04B

Generated Palette

#A08D4B#A08D4B

#4B5DA0#4B5DA0

#A0634B#A0634B

#88A04B#88A04B

#C4B682#C4B682

#61562E#61562E

Color Harmonies

#4B5DA0#4B5DA0

#A0634B#A0634B

#88A04B#88A04B

#4BA08D#4BA08D

#8D4BA0#8D4BA0

Variants

#C4B682#C4B682

#61562E#61562E

#B99C31#B99C31

#867F65#867F65

#C5BEA6#C5BEA6

#FFCC14#FFCC14

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#A08D4B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A08D4B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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