HEX atlas value

#A76D44

#A76D44 is a warm orange HEX color close to Caramel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 109, 68, HSL 25, 42%, 46%, has luminance 0.1957, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#A76D44 Sample readable text

HEX #A76D44

RGB rgb(167, 109, 68)

HSL hsl(25 42% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 59, 35)

Luminance 0.1957

Contrast Black 4.91:1White 4.27:1

CSS

--color-a76d44: #A76D44;
.background-a76d44 { background-color: #A76D44; }
.text-a76d44 { color: #A76D44; }

Luminance0.1957

Black text4.91:1AA Pass

White text4.27:1AA 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":"#A76D44","rgb":[167,109,68],"hsl":[25,42,46],"cmyk":[0,35,59,35],"luminance":0.1957,"contrast":{"black":4.91,"white":4.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#654229","hex":"#654229","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CA9D7D","hex":"#CA9D7D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.63,"contrastWhite":2.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A79E44","hex":"#A79E44","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.62,"contrastWhite":2.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A7444C","hex":"#A7444C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.57,"contrastWhite":5.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.4,"contrastWhite":3.89,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Caramel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a76d44.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#447EA7","analogous":["#A7444C","#A79E44"],"triadic":["#44A76D","#6D44A7"],"tetradic":["#4CA744","#447EA7","#9E44A7"],"splitComplementary":["#44A79E","#444CA7"],"monochromatic":["#CA9D7D","#A76D44","#654229"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CA9D7D","dark":"#654229","saturated":"#C0692A","desaturated":"#8D715E","pastel":"#C9B2A1","neon":"#FF7614"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":19.44222209522358},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":22.38302928559939}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A76D44

#A76D44 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #A76D44 is visually closest to Caramel, a named orange color with HEX #AF6E4D.

The RGB channels are 167, 109, and 68, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg with 42% saturation and 46% 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 0.1957, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.91:1AA Pass

White text4.27:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A76D44 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.91:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#654229#FFFFFF text · best 8.88:1#654229

#CA9D7D#000000 text · best 8.63:1#CA9D7D

#A79E44#000000 text · best 7.62:1#A79E44

#A7444C#FFFFFF text · best 5.88:1#A7444C

Adobe#000000 text · best 5.4:1#BD6C48

Generated Palette

#A76D44#A76D44

#447EA7#447EA7

#A7444C#A7444C

#A79E44#A79E44

#CA9D7D#CA9D7D

#654229#654229

Color Harmonies

#447EA7#447EA7

#A7444C#A7444C

#A79E44#A79E44

#44A76D#44A76D

#6D44A7#6D44A7

Variants

#CA9D7D#CA9D7D

#654229#654229

#C0692A#C0692A

#8D715E#8D715E

#C9B2A1#C9B2A1

#FF7614#FF7614

Nearest Named Colors

Caramel#AF6E4D

Oak#A8754F

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Clay#B66A50

Adobe#BD6C48

#A76D44

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A76D44

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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