HEX atlas value

#A14C21

#A14C21 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 76, 33, HSL 20, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.1286, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#A14C21 Sample readable text

HEX #A14C21

RGB rgb(161, 76, 33)

HSL hsl(20 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 53, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.1286

Contrast Black 3.57:1White 5.88:1

CSS

--color-a14c21: #A14C21;
.background-a14c21 { background-color: #A14C21; }
.text-a14c21 { color: #A14C21; }

Luminance0.1286

Black text3.57:1AA Fail

White text5.88:1AA 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":"#A14C21","rgb":[161,76,33],"hsl":[20,66,38],"cmyk":[0,53,80,37],"luminance":0.1286,"contrast":{"black":3.57,"white":5.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#552811","hex":"#552811","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.7,"contrastWhite":12.37,"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":"#A12136","hex":"#A12136","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.54,"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":"#D97645","hex":"#D97645","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.63,"contrastWhite":3.17,"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/a14c21.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":"#2176A1","analogous":["#A12136","#A18C21"],"triadic":["#21A14C","#4C21A1"],"tetradic":["#36A121","#2176A1","#8C21A1"],"splitComplementary":["#21A18C","#2136A1"],"monochromatic":["#D97645","#A14C21","#552811"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D97645","dark":"#552811","saturated":"#B6440C","desaturated":"#8C5336","pastel":"#D19171","neon":"#EB4E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":27},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":27.92848008753788},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":31.080540535840107},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":34.10278580995987}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A14C21

#A14C21 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #A14C21 is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 161, 76, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg 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 0.1286, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.57:1AA Fail

White text5.88:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A14C21 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.57:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.88:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#552811#FFFFFF text · best 12.37:1#552811

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

#A12136#FFFFFF text · best 7.54:1#A12136

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

#D97645#000000 text · best 6.63:1#D97645

Generated Palette

#A14C21#A14C21

#2176A1#2176A1

#A12136#A12136

#A18C21#A18C21

#D97645#D97645

#552811#552811

Color Harmonies

#2176A1#2176A1

#A12136#A12136

#A18C21#A18C21

#21A14C#21A14C

#4C21A1#4C21A1

Variants

#D97645#D97645

#552811#552811

#B6440C#B6440C

#8C5336#8C5336

#D19171#D19171

#EB4E00#EB4E00

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Cedar#8B5A2B

Rust#B7410E

Brick Red#8A3324

#A14C21

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A14C21

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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