HEX atlas value

#A57B09

#A57B09 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 123, 9, HSL 44, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.2218, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#A57B09 Sample readable text

HEX #A57B09

RGB rgb(165, 123, 9)

HSL hsl(44 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.2218

Contrast Black 5.44:1White 3.86:1

CSS

--color-a57b09: #A57B09;
.background-a57b09 { background-color: #A57B09; }
.text-a57b09 { color: #A57B09; }

Luminance0.2218

Black text5.44:1AA Pass

White text3.86:1AA 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":"#A57B09","rgb":[165,123,9],"hsl":[44,90,34],"cmyk":[0,25,95,35],"luminance":0.2218,"contrast":{"black":5.44,"white":3.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3B816","hex":"#F3B816","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.68,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4E3A04","hex":"#4E3A04","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.93,"contrastWhite":10.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0932A5","hex":"#0932A5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.01,"contrastWhite":10.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#80A509","hex":"#80A509","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.3,"contrastWhite":2.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A52D09","hex":"#A52D09","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.98,"contrastWhite":7.05,"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a57b09.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/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0932A5","analogous":["#A52D09","#80A509"],"triadic":["#09A57B","#7B09A5"],"tetradic":["#09A52D","#0932A5","#A50980"],"splitComplementary":["#0980A5","#2D09A5"],"monochromatic":["#F3B816","#A57B09","#4E3A04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3B816","dark":"#4E3A04","saturated":"#AD7F00","desaturated":"#92721C","pastel":"#E5BB48","neon":"#D69D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":38.40572873934304},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":46.49731175025068},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":46.78675026115834},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":46.78675026115834}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A57B09

#A57B09 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #A57B09 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 165, 123, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.2218, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.44:1AA Pass

White text3.86:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A57B09 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.44:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3B816#000000 text · best 11.68:1#F3B816

#4E3A04#FFFFFF text · best 10.88:1#4E3A04

#0932A5#FFFFFF text · best 10.44:1#0932A5

#80A509#000000 text · best 7.3:1#80A509

#A52D09#FFFFFF text · best 7.05:1#A52D09

Generated Palette

#A57B09#A57B09

#0932A5#0932A5

#A52D09#A52D09

#80A509#80A509

#F3B816#F3B816

#4E3A04#4E3A04

Color Harmonies

#0932A5#0932A5

#A52D09#A52D09

#80A509#80A509

#09A57B#09A57B

#7B09A5#7B09A5

Variants

#F3B816#F3B816

#4E3A04#4E3A04

#AD7F00#AD7F00

#92721C#92721C

#E5BB48#E5BB48

#D69D00#D69D00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive#808000

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#A57B09

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A57B09

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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