HEX atlas value

#A56409

#A56409 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 100, 9, HSL 35, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.1713, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#A56409 Sample readable text

HEX #A56409

RGB rgb(165, 100, 9)

HSL hsl(35 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.1713

Contrast Black 4.43:1White 4.74:1

CSS

--color-a56409: #A56409;
.background-a56409 { background-color: #A56409; }
.text-a56409 { color: #A56409; }

Luminance0.1713

Black text4.43:1AA Fail

White text4.74:1AA 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":"#A56409","rgb":[165,100,9],"hsl":[35,90,34],"cmyk":[0,39,95,35],"luminance":0.1713,"contrast":{"black":4.43,"white":4.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4E2F04","hex":"#4E2F04","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.73,"contrastWhite":12.12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#F39716","hex":"#F39716","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.25,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#094AA5","hex":"#094AA5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.53,"contrastWhite":8.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A51609","hex":"#A51609","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.72,"contrastWhite":7.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#98A509","hex":"#98A509","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.72,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a56409.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#094AA5","analogous":["#A51609","#98A509"],"triadic":["#09A564","#6409A5"],"tetradic":["#09A516","#094AA5","#A50998"],"splitComplementary":["#0998A5","#1609A5"],"monochromatic":["#F39716","#A56409","#4E2F04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F39716","dark":"#4E2F04","saturated":"#AD6500","desaturated":"#92611C","pastel":"#E5A448","neon":"#D67D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":39},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":40.55859958134649},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":41.677331968349414},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":42.74342054632502}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A56409

#A56409 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #A56409 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 165, 100, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg with 90% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.1713, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 39.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.43:1AA Fail

White text4.74:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A56409 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.43:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.74:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#4E2F04#FFFFFF text · best 12.12:1#4E2F04

#F39716#000000 text · best 9.25:1#F39716

#094AA5#FFFFFF text · best 8.29:1#094AA5

#A51609#FFFFFF text · best 7.73:1#A51609

#98A509#000000 text · best 7.72:1#98A509

Generated Palette

#A56409#A56409

#094AA5#094AA5

#A51609#A51609

#98A509#98A509

#F39716#F39716

#4E2F04#4E2F04

Color Harmonies

#094AA5#094AA5

#A51609#A51609

#98A509#98A509

#09A564#09A564

#6409A5#6409A5

Variants

#F39716#F39716

#4E2F04#4E2F04

#AD6500#AD6500

#92611C#92611C

#E5A448#E5A448

#D67D00#D67D00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Rust#B7410E

Sienna#A0522D

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Burnt Orange#CC5500

#A56409

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A56409

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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