HEX atlas value

#A17F21

#A17F21 is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 127, 33, HSL 44, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.2287, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#A17F21 Sample readable text

HEX #A17F21

RGB rgb(161, 127, 33)

HSL hsl(44 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.2287

Contrast Black 5.57:1White 3.77:1

CSS

--color-a17f21: #A17F21;
.background-a17f21 { background-color: #A17F21; }
.text-a17f21 { color: #A17F21; }

Luminance0.2287

Black text5.57:1AA Pass

White text3.77:1AA 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":"#A17F21","rgb":[161,127,33],"hsl":[44,66,38],"cmyk":[0,21,80,37],"luminance":0.2287,"contrast":{"black":5.57,"white":3.77}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9B145","hex":"#D9B145","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#554311","hex":"#554311","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2143A1","hex":"#2143A1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.38,"contrastWhite":8.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#83A121","hex":"#83A121","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B6890C","hex":"#B6890C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.57,"contrastWhite":3.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a17f21.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/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2143A1","analogous":["#A13F21","#83A121"],"triadic":["#21A17F","#7F21A1"],"tetradic":["#21A13F","#2143A1","#A12183"],"splitComplementary":["#2183A1","#3F21A1"],"monochromatic":["#D9B145","#A17F21","#554311"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9B145","dark":"#554311","saturated":"#B6890C","desaturated":"#8C7536","pastel":"#D1B771","neon":"#EBAC00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":31.575306807693888},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":31.575306807693888},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":43.749285708454714},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":44.19275958796871}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A17F21

#A17F21 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #A17F21 is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 161, 127, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.2287, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.57:1AA Pass

White text3.77:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A17F21 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.57:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9B145#000000 text · best 10.33:1#D9B145

#554311#FFFFFF text · best 9.55:1#554311

#2143A1#FFFFFF text · best 8.82:1#2143A1

#83A121#000000 text · best 7.08:1#83A121

#B6890C#000000 text · best 6.57:1#B6890C

Generated Palette

#A17F21#A17F21

#2143A1#2143A1

#A13F21#A13F21

#83A121#83A121

#D9B145#D9B145

#554311#554311

Color Harmonies

#2143A1#2143A1

#A13F21#A13F21

#83A121#83A121

#21A17F#21A17F

#7F21A1#7F21A1

Variants

#D9B145#D9B145

#554311#554311

#B6890C#B6890C

#8C7536#8C7536

#D1B771#D1B771

#EBAC00#EBAC00

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Cedar#8B5A2B

#A17F21

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A17F21

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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