HEX atlas value

#A68B59

#A68B59 is a warm orange HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 139, 89, HSL 39, 30%, 50%, has luminance 0.2729, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#A68B59 Sample readable text

HEX #A68B59

RGB rgb(166, 139, 89)

HSL hsl(39 30% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 46, 35)

Luminance 0.2729

Contrast Black 6.46:1White 3.25:1

CSS

--color-a68b59: #A68B59;
.background-a68b59 { background-color: #A68B59; }
.text-a68b59 { color: #A68B59; }

Luminance0.2729

Black text6.46:1AA Pass

White text3.25:1AA 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":"#A68B59","rgb":[166,139,89],"hsl":[39,30,50],"cmyk":[0,16,46,35],"luminance":0.2729,"contrast":{"black":6.46,"white":3.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C6B595","hex":"#C6B595","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.44,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9AA659","hex":"#9AA659","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.97,"contrastWhite":2.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C2933D","hex":"#C2933D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.53,"contrastWhite":2.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Antique Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a68b59.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5974A6","analogous":["#A66559","#9AA659"],"triadic":["#59A68B","#8B59A6"],"tetradic":["#59A665","#5974A6","#A6599A"],"splitComplementary":["#599AA6","#6559A6"],"monochromatic":["#C6B595","#A68B59","#6A5939"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C6B595","dark":"#6A5939","saturated":"#C2933D","desaturated":"#8A8375","pastel":"#C9C2B6","neon":"#FFB429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":10.392304845413264},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":24.24871130596428},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":28.91366458960192},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":31.827660925679098},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":32.64965543462902}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A68B59

#A68B59 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #A68B59 is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 166, 139, and 89, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 30% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.2729, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.46:1AA Pass

White text3.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A68B59 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.46:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C6B595#000000 text · best 10.44:1#C6B595

#9AA659#000000 text · best 7.97:1#9AA659

#C2933D#000000 text · best 7.53:1#C2933D

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

Generated Palette

#A68B59#A68B59

#5974A6#5974A6

#A66559#A66559

#9AA659#9AA659

#C6B595#C6B595

#6A5939#6A5939

Color Harmonies

#5974A6#5974A6

#A66559#A66559

#9AA659#9AA659

#59A68B#59A68B

#8B59A6#8B59A6

Variants

#C6B595#C6B595

#6A5939#6A5939

#C2933D#C2933D

#8A8375#8A8375

#C9C2B6#C9C2B6

#FFB429#FFB429

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Mocha#967969

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Caramel#AF6E4D

#A68B59

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A68B59

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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