HEX atlas value

#A17221

#A17221 is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 114, 33, HSL 38, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.1972, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#A17221 Sample readable text

HEX #A17221

RGB rgb(161, 114, 33)

HSL hsl(38 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.1972

Contrast Black 4.94:1White 4.25:1

CSS

--color-a17221: #A17221;
.background-a17221 { background-color: #A17221; }
.text-a17221 { color: #A17221; }

Luminance0.1972

Black text4.94:1AA Pass

White text4.25:1AA 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":"#A17221","rgb":[161,114,33],"hsl":[38,66,38],"cmyk":[0,29,80,37],"luminance":0.1972,"contrast":{"black":4.94,"white":4.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#553C11","hex":"#553C11","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.04,"contrastWhite":10.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D9A345","hex":"#D9A345","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.28,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#2150A1","hex":"#2150A1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.73,"contrastWhite":7.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#90A121","hex":"#90A121","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.31,"contrastWhite":2.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A13221","hex":"#A13221","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.99,"contrastWhite":7.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a17221.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2150A1","analogous":["#A13221","#90A121"],"triadic":["#21A172","#7221A1"],"tetradic":["#21A132","#2150A1","#A12190"],"splitComplementary":["#2190A1","#3221A1"],"monochromatic":["#D9A345","#A17221","#553C11"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9A345","dark":"#553C11","saturated":"#B6780C","desaturated":"#8C6C36","pastel":"#D1AD71","neon":"#EB9500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":34.058772731852805},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":34.19064199455752},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":37.589892258425}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A17221

#A17221 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #A17221 is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 161, 114, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.1972, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.94:1AA Pass

White text4.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A17221 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.94:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#553C11#FFFFFF text · best 10.29:1#553C11

#D9A345#000000 text · best 9.28:1#D9A345

#2150A1#FFFFFF text · best 7.7:1#2150A1

#90A121#000000 text · best 7.31:1#90A121

#A13221#FFFFFF text · best 7.01:1#A13221

Generated Palette

#A17221#A17221

#2150A1#2150A1

#A13221#A13221

#90A121#90A121

#D9A345#D9A345

#553C11#553C11

Color Harmonies

#2150A1#2150A1

#A13221#A13221

#90A121#90A121

#21A172#21A172

#7221A1#7221A1

Variants

#D9A345#D9A345

#553C11#553C11

#B6780C#B6780C

#8C6C36#8C6C36

#D1AD71#D1AD71

#EB9500#EB9500

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Cedar#8B5A2B

Sienna#A0522D

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#A17221

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A17221

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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