HEX atlas value

#A19787

#A19787 is a warm orange HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 151, 135, HSL 37, 12%, 58%, has luminance 0.3146, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#A19787 Sample readable text

HEX #A19787

RGB rgb(161, 151, 135)

HSL hsl(37 12% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 16, 37)

Luminance 0.3146

Contrast Black 7.29:1White 2.88:1

CSS

--color-a19787: #A19787;
.background-a19787 { background-color: #A19787; }
.text-a19787 { color: #A19787; }

Luminance0.3146

Black text7.29:1AA Pass

White text2.88:1AA 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":"#A19787","rgb":[161,151,135],"hsl":[37,12,58],"cmyk":[0,6,16,37],"luminance":0.3146,"contrast":{"black":7.29,"white":2.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9C4BA","hex":"#C9C4BA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.09,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B89C6F","hex":"#B89C6F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.02,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#9EA187","hex":"#9EA187","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.9,"contrastWhite":2.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Driftwood adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a19787.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8791A1","analogous":["#A18A87","#9EA187"],"triadic":["#87A197","#9787A1"],"tetradic":["#87A18A","#8791A1","#A1879E"],"splitComplementary":["#879EA1","#8A87A1"],"monochromatic":["#C9C4BA","#A19787","#72695A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C9C4BA","dark":"#72695A","saturated":"#B89C6F","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D4D4D4","neon":"#FFBD52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":8.366600265340756},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":16.1245154965971},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":24.677925358506133}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A19787

#A19787 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A19787 is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 161, 151, and 135, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg with 12% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3146, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.29:1AA Pass

White text2.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A19787 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9C4BA#000000 text · best 12.09:1#C9C4BA

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

#B89C6F#000000 text · best 8.02:1#B89C6F

#9EA187#000000 text · best 7.9:1#9EA187

Generated Palette

#A19787#A19787

#8791A1#8791A1

#A18A87#A18A87

#9EA187#9EA187

#C9C4BA#C9C4BA

#72695A#72695A

Color Harmonies

#8791A1#8791A1

#A18A87#A18A87

#9EA187#9EA187

#87A197#87A197

#9787A1#9787A1

Variants

#C9C4BA#C9C4BA

#72695A#72695A

#B89C6F#B89C6F

#949494#949494

#D4D4D4#D4D4D4

#FFBD52#FFBD52

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Cement#A5A391

Soapstone#8D9A91

Sage Green#9CAF88

Primer Gray#8B8C89

#A19787

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A19787

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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