HEX atlas value

#A56031

#A56031 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 96, 49, HSL 24, 54%, 42%, has luminance 0.1659, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#A56031 Sample readable text

HEX #A56031

RGB rgb(165, 96, 49)

HSL hsl(24 54% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 70, 35)

Luminance 0.1659

Contrast Black 4.32:1White 4.86:1

CSS

--color-a56031: #A56031;
.background-a56031 { background-color: #A56031; }
.text-a56031 { color: #A56031; }

Luminance0.1659

Black text4.32:1AA Fail

White text4.86:1AA 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":"#A56031","rgb":[165,96,49],"hsl":[24,54,42],"cmyk":[0,42,70,35],"luminance":0.1659,"contrast":{"black":4.32,"white":4.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5E371C","hex":"#5E371C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.04,"contrastWhite":10.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D08E62","hex":"#D08E62","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.73,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A59931","hex":"#A59931","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.2,"contrastWhite":2.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A5313D","hex":"#A5313D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.11,"contrastWhite":6.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a56031.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3177A5","analogous":["#A5313D","#A59931"],"triadic":["#31A560","#6031A5"],"tetradic":["#3DA531","#3177A5","#9931A5"],"splitComplementary":["#31A599","#313DA5"],"monochromatic":["#D08E62","#A56031","#5E371C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D08E62","dark":"#5E371C","saturated":"#BC5B1A","desaturated":"#8D6449","pastel":"#CCA48A","neon":"#FF6600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":19.544820285692065},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":27.349588662354687}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A56031

#A56031 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #A56031 is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 165, 96, and 49, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg with 54% saturation and 42% 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, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1659, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.32:1AA Fail

White text4.86:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A56031 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.32:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.86:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#5E371C#FFFFFF text · best 10.29:1#5E371C

#D08E62#000000 text · best 7.73:1#D08E62

#A59931#000000 text · best 7.2:1#A59931

#A5313D#FFFFFF text · best 6.76:1#A5313D

Cedar#FFFFFF text · best 5.84:1#8B5A2B

Generated Palette

#A56031#A56031

#3177A5#3177A5

#A5313D#A5313D

#A59931#A59931

#D08E62#D08E62

#5E371C#5E371C

Color Harmonies

#3177A5#3177A5

#A5313D#A5313D

#A59931#A59931

#31A560#31A560

#6031A5#6031A5

Variants

#D08E62#D08E62

#5E371C#5E371C

#BC5B1A#BC5B1A

#8D6449#8D6449

#CCA48A#CCA48A

#FF6600#FF6600

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Red Clay#B45A3C

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Cedar#8B5A2B

#A56031

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A56031

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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