HEX atlas value

#A74E1B

#A74E1B is a warm orange HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 78, 27, HSL 22, 72%, 38%, has luminance 0.1374, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#A74E1B Sample readable text

HEX #A74E1B

RGB rgb(167, 78, 27)

HSL hsl(22 72% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 53, 84, 35)

Luminance 0.1374

Contrast Black 3.75:1White 5.6:1

CSS

--color-a74e1b: #A74E1B;
.background-a74e1b { background-color: #A74E1B; }
.text-a74e1b { color: #A74E1B; }

Luminance0.1374

Black text3.75:1AA Fail

White text5.6:1AA 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":"#A74E1B","rgb":[167,78,27],"hsl":[22,72,38],"cmyk":[0,53,84,35],"luminance":0.1374,"contrast":{"black":3.75,"white":5.6}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#58290E","hex":"#58290E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.74,"contrastWhite":12.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A71B2E","hex":"#A71B2E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.84,"contrastWhite":7.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#E0793E","hex":"#E0793E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.97,"contrastWhite":3.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A7941B","hex":"#A7941B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.89,"contrastWhite":3.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a74e1b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B74A7","analogous":["#A71B2E","#A7941B"],"triadic":["#1BA74E","#4E1BA7"],"tetradic":["#2EA71B","#1B74A7","#941BA7"],"splitComplementary":["#1BA794","#1B2EA7"],"monochromatic":["#E0793E","#A74E1B","#58290E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0793E","dark":"#58290E","saturated":"#BC4906","desaturated":"#915430","pastel":"#D6926B","neon":"#EB5600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":30.479501308256342},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":34.40930106817051},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":37.44329045369811}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A74E1B

#A74E1B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #A74E1B is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 167, 78, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg with 72% saturation and 38% 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, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1374, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.75:1AA Fail

White text5.6:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A74E1B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.75:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.6:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#58290E#FFFFFF text · best 12.08:1#58290E

#A71B2E#FFFFFF text · best 7.39:1#A71B2E

Saddle Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#8B4513

#E0793E#000000 text · best 6.97:1#E0793E

#A7941B#000000 text · best 6.89:1#A7941B

Generated Palette

#A74E1B#A74E1B

#1B74A7#1B74A7

#A71B2E#A71B2E

#A7941B#A7941B

#E0793E#E0793E

#58290E#58290E

Color Harmonies

#1B74A7#1B74A7

#A71B2E#A71B2E

#A7941B#A7941B

#1BA74E#1BA74E

#4E1BA7#4E1BA7

Variants

#E0793E#E0793E

#58290E#58290E

#BC4906#BC4906

#915430#915430

#D6926B#D6926B

#EB5600#EB5600

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Rust#B7410E

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Cedar#8B5A2B

Red Clay#B45A3C

#A74E1B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A74E1B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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