HEX atlas value

#A7781B

#A7781B is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 120, 27, HSL 40, 72%, 38%, has luminance 0.2173, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#A7781B Sample readable text

HEX #A7781B

RGB rgb(167, 120, 27)

HSL hsl(40 72% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 84, 35)

Luminance 0.2173

Contrast Black 5.35:1White 3.93:1

CSS

--color-a7781b: #A7781B;
.background-a7781b { background-color: #A7781B; }
.text-a7781b { color: #A7781B; }

Luminance0.2173

Black text5.35:1AA Pass

White text3.93:1AA 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":"#A7781B","rgb":[167,120,27],"hsl":[40,72,38],"cmyk":[0,28,84,35],"luminance":0.2173,"contrast":{"black":5.35,"white":3.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0AA3E","hex":"#E0AA3E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.99,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#583F0E","hex":"#583F0E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.13,"contrastWhite":9.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1B4AA7","hex":"#1B4AA7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8FA71B","hex":"#8FA71B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.71,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A7321B","hex":"#A7321B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.12,"contrastWhite":6.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a7781b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B4AA7","analogous":["#A7321B","#8FA71B"],"triadic":["#1BA778","#781BA7"],"tetradic":["#1BA732","#1B4AA7","#A71B8F"],"splitComplementary":["#1B8FA7","#321BA7"],"monochromatic":["#E0AA3E","#A7781B","#583F0E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0AA3E","dark":"#583F0E","saturated":"#BC7F06","desaturated":"#917130","pastel":"#D6B36B","neon":"#EB9C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.832867780352597},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.832867780352597},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":37.66961640367472},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":42.62628297189423}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A7781B

#A7781B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #A7781B is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 167, 120, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.2173, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.35:1AA Pass

White text3.93:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A7781B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.35:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0AA3E#000000 text · best 9.99:1#E0AA3E

#583F0E#FFFFFF text · best 9.85:1#583F0E

#1B4AA7#FFFFFF text · best 8.13:1#1B4AA7

#8FA71B#000000 text · best 7.71:1#8FA71B

#A7321B#FFFFFF text · best 6.74:1#A7321B

Generated Palette

#A7781B#A7781B

#1B4AA7#1B4AA7

#A7321B#A7321B

#8FA71B#8FA71B

#E0AA3E#E0AA3E

#583F0E#583F0E

Color Harmonies

#1B4AA7#1B4AA7

#A7321B#A7321B

#8FA71B#8FA71B

#1BA778#1BA778

#781BA7#781BA7

Variants

#E0AA3E#E0AA3E

#583F0E#583F0E

#BC7F06#BC7F06

#917130#917130

#D6B36B#D6B36B

#EB9C00#EB9C00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Ochre#CC7722

Sienna#A0522D

#A7781B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A7781B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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