HEX atlas value

#A7811B

#A7811B is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 129, 27, HSL 44, 72%, 38%, has luminance 0.24, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#A7811B Sample readable text

HEX #A7811B

RGB rgb(167, 129, 27)

HSL hsl(44 72% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 84, 35)

Luminance 0.24

Contrast Black 5.8:1White 3.62:1

CSS

--color-a7811b: #A7811B;
.background-a7811b { background-color: #A7811B; }
.text-a7811b { color: #A7811B; }

Luminance0.24

Black text5.8:1AA Pass

White text3.62:1AA 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":"#A7811B","rgb":[167,129,27],"hsl":[44,72,38],"cmyk":[0,23,84,35],"luminance":0.24,"contrast":{"black":5.8,"white":3.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0B43E","hex":"#E0B43E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.77,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#58440E","hex":"#58440E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.25,"contrastWhite":9.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1B40A7","hex":"#1B40A7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#86A71B","hex":"#86A71B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.56,"contrastWhite":2.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#BC8B06","hex":"#BC8B06","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.83,"contrastWhite":3.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a7811b.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":"#1B40A7","analogous":["#A73C1B","#86A71B"],"triadic":["#1BA781","#811BA7"],"tetradic":["#1BA73C","#1B40A7","#A71B86"],"splitComplementary":["#1B86A7","#3C1BA7"],"monochromatic":["#E0B43E","#A7811B","#58440E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0B43E","dark":"#58440E","saturated":"#BC8B06","desaturated":"#917830","pastel":"#D6BA6B","neon":"#EBAC00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":23.874672772626646},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.57299494980466},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.57299494980466},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":38.961519477556315},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":44.46346815083142}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A7811B

#A7811B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #A7811B is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 167, 129, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.24, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.8:1AA Pass

White text3.62:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A7811B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.8:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0B43E#000000 text · best 10.77:1#E0B43E

#58440E#FFFFFF text · best 9.34:1#58440E

#1B40A7#FFFFFF text · best 8.98:1#1B40A7

#86A71B#000000 text · best 7.56:1#86A71B

#BC8B06#000000 text · best 6.83:1#BC8B06

Generated Palette

#A7811B#A7811B

#1B40A7#1B40A7

#A73C1B#A73C1B

#86A71B#86A71B

#E0B43E#E0B43E

#58440E#58440E

Color Harmonies

#1B40A7#1B40A7

#A73C1B#A73C1B

#86A71B#86A71B

#1BA781#1BA781

#811BA7#811BA7

Variants

#E0B43E#E0B43E

#58440E#58440E

#BC8B06#BC8B06

#917830#917830

#D6BA6B#D6BA6B

#EBAC00#EBAC00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Ochre#CC7722

Bronze#CD7F32

#A7811B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A7811B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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