HEX atlas value

#A56C09

#A56C09 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 108, 9, HSL 38, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.1874, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#A56C09 Sample readable text

HEX #A56C09

RGB rgb(165, 108, 9)

HSL hsl(38 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.1874

Contrast Black 4.75:1White 4.42:1

CSS

--color-a56c09: #A56C09;
.background-a56c09 { background-color: #A56C09; }
.text-a56c09 { color: #A56C09; }

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":"#A56C09","rgb":[165,108,9],"hsl":[38,90,34],"cmyk":[0,35,95,35],"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":"#4E3304","hex":"#4E3304","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#F3A216","hex":"#F3A216","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.99,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0942A5","hex":"#0942A5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.33,"contrastWhite":9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#90A509","hex":"#90A509","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.57,"contrastWhite":2.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A51D09","hex":"#A51D09","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a56c09.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0942A5","analogous":["#A51D09","#90A509"],"triadic":["#09A56C","#6C09A5"],"tetradic":["#09A51D","#0942A5","#A50990"],"splitComplementary":["#0990A5","#1D09A5"],"monochromatic":["#F3A216","#A56C09","#4E3304"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3A216","dark":"#4E3304","saturated":"#AD6E00","desaturated":"#92661C","pastel":"#E5AB48","neon":"#D68800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":32.264531609803356},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":43.01162633521314},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":44.68780594300866},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":46.16275555033516},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":46.4327470649756}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A56C09

#A56C09 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #A56C09 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 165, 108, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.1874, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.26, 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 #A56C09 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.75:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#4E3304#FFFFFF text · best 11.67:1#4E3304

#F3A216#000000 text · best 9.99:1#F3A216

#0942A5#FFFFFF text · best 9:1#0942A5

#90A509#000000 text · best 7.57:1#90A509

#A51D09#FFFFFF text · best 7.55:1#A51D09

Generated Palette

#A56C09#A56C09

#0942A5#0942A5

#A51D09#A51D09

#90A509#90A509

#F3A216#F3A216

#4E3304#4E3304

Color Harmonies

#0942A5#0942A5

#A51D09#A51D09

#90A509#90A509

#09A56C#09A56C

#6C09A5#6C09A5

Variants

#F3A216#F3A216

#4E3304#4E3304

#AD6E00#AD6E00

#92661C#92661C

#E5AB48#E5AB48

#D68800#D68800

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive#808000

Sienna#A0522D

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Cedar#8B5A2B

#A56C09

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A56C09

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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