HEX atlas value

#A56B31

#A56B31 is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 107, 49, HSL 30, 54%, 42%, has luminance 0.1874, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#A56B31 Sample readable text

HEX #A56B31

RGB rgb(165, 107, 49)

HSL hsl(30 54% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 70, 35)

Luminance 0.1874

Contrast Black 4.75:1White 4.42:1

CSS

--color-a56b31: #A56B31;
.background-a56b31 { background-color: #A56B31; }
.text-a56b31 { color: #A56B31; }

Luminance0.1874

Black text4.75:1AA Pass

White text4.42:1AA 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":"#A56B31","rgb":[165,107,49],"hsl":[30,54,42],"cmyk":[0,35,70,35],"luminance":0.1874,"contrast":{"black":4.75,"white":4.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5E3D1C","hex":"#5E3D1C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D09962","hex":"#D09962","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.41,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A5A531","hex":"#A5A531","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.03,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A53131","hex":"#A53131","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.08,"contrastWhite":6.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.74,"contrastWhite":5.61,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a56b31.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/red-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#316BA5","analogous":["#A53131","#A5A531"],"triadic":["#31A56B","#6B31A5"],"tetradic":["#31A531","#316BA5","#A531A5"],"splitComplementary":["#31A5A5","#3131A5"],"monochromatic":["#D09962","#A56B31","#5E3D1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D09962","dark":"#5E3D1C","saturated":"#BC6B1A","desaturated":"#8D6B49","pastel":"#CCAB8A","neon":"#FF8000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":29.88310559496787}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A56B31

#A56B31 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #A56B31 is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 165, 107, and 49, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg 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 0.1874, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.75:1AA Pass

White text4.42:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A56B31 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.75:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#5E3D1C#FFFFFF text · best 9.72:1#5E3D1C

#D09962#000000 text · best 8.41:1#D09962

#A5A531#000000 text · best 8.03:1#A5A531

#A53131#FFFFFF text · best 6.81:1#A53131

Sienna#FFFFFF text · best 5.61:1#A0522D

Generated Palette

#A56B31#A56B31

#316BA5#316BA5

#A53131#A53131

#A5A531#A5A531

#D09962#D09962

#5E3D1C#5E3D1C

Color Harmonies

#316BA5#316BA5

#A53131#A53131

#A5A531#A5A531

#31A56B#31A56B

#6B31A5#6B31A5

Variants

#D09962#D09962

#5E3D1C#5E3D1C

#BC6B1A#BC6B1A

#8D6B49#8D6B49

#CCAB8A#CCAB8A

#FF8000#FF8000

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Red Clay#B45A3C

Sienna#A0522D

Caramel#AF6E4D

#A56B31

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A56B31

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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