HEX atlas value

#A14921

#A14921 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 73, 33, HSL 19, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.1245, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#A14921 Sample readable text

HEX #A14921

RGB rgb(161, 73, 33)

HSL hsl(19 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 55, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.1245

Contrast Black 3.49:1White 6.02:1

CSS

--color-a14921: #A14921;
.background-a14921 { background-color: #A14921; }
.text-a14921 { color: #A14921; }

Luminance0.1245

Black text3.49:1AA Fail

White text6.02:1AA 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":"#A14921","rgb":[161,73,33],"hsl":[19,66,38],"cmyk":[0,55,80,37],"luminance":0.1245,"contrast":{"black":3.49,"white":6.02}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#552711","hex":"#552711","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.68,"contrastWhite":12.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A12138","hex":"#A12138","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#D97445","hex":"#D97445","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.53,"contrastWhite":3.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a14921.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2178A1","analogous":["#A12138","#A18921"],"triadic":["#21A149","#4921A1"],"tetradic":["#38A121","#2178A1","#8921A1"],"splitComplementary":["#21A189","#2138A1"],"monochromatic":["#D97445","#A14921","#552711"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D97445","dark":"#552711","saturated":"#B6420C","desaturated":"#8C5136","pastel":"#D18F71","neon":"#EB4A00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":26.38181191654584},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":29.546573405388315},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":31.96873472629156}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A14921

#A14921 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #A14921 is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 161, 73, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 66% saturation and 38% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.1245, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.49:1AA Fail

White text6.02:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A14921 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.49:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.02:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#552711#FFFFFF text · best 12.47:1#552711

Burnt Umber#FFFFFF text · best 8.14:1#8A3324

#A12138#FFFFFF text · best 7.53:1#A12138

Saddle Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#8B4513

#D97445#000000 text · best 6.53:1#D97445

Generated Palette

#A14921#A14921

#2178A1#2178A1

#A12138#A12138

#A18921#A18921

#D97445#D97445

#552711#552711

Color Harmonies

#2178A1#2178A1

#A12138#A12138

#A18921#A18921

#21A149#21A149

#4921A1#4921A1

Variants

#D97445#D97445

#552711#552711

#B6420C#B6420C

#8C5136#8C5136

#D18F71#D18F71

#EB4A00#EB4A00

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Cedar#8B5A2B

Rust#B7410E

Brick Red#8A3324

#A14921

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A14921

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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