HEX atlas value

#A78944

#A78944 is a warm orange HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 137, 68, HSL 42, 42%, 46%, has luminance 0.2652, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#A78944 Sample readable text

HEX #A78944

RGB rgb(167, 137, 68)

HSL hsl(42 42% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 59, 35)

Luminance 0.2652

Contrast Black 6.3:1White 3.33:1

CSS

--color-a78944: #A78944;
.background-a78944 { background-color: #A78944; }
.text-a78944 { color: #A78944; }

Luminance0.2652

Black text6.3:1AA Pass

White text3.33:1AA 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":"#A78944","rgb":[167,137,68],"hsl":[42,42,46],"cmyk":[0,18,59,35],"luminance":0.2652,"contrast":{"black":6.3,"white":3.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAB37D","hex":"#CAB37D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#93A744","hex":"#93A744","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.85,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C0932A","hex":"#C0932A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.45,"contrastWhite":2.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#655329","hex":"#655329","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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/a78944.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/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4462A7","analogous":["#A75844","#93A744"],"triadic":["#44A789","#8944A7"],"tetradic":["#44A758","#4462A7","#A74493"],"splitComplementary":["#4493A7","#5844A7"],"monochromatic":["#CAB37D","#A78944","#655329"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CAB37D","dark":"#655329","saturated":"#C0932A","desaturated":"#8D7F5E","pastel":"#C9BDA1","neon":"#FFB914"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":22.847319317591726},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":29.563490998188964},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.264531609803356},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.264531609803356}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A78944

#A78944 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #A78944 is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 167, 137, and 68, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.2652, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.3:1AA Pass

White text3.33:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A78944 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.3:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAB37D#000000 text · best 10.26:1#CAB37D

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#93A744#000000 text · best 7.85:1#93A744

#C0932A#000000 text · best 7.45:1#C0932A

#655329#FFFFFF text · best 7.44:1#655329

Generated Palette

#A78944#A78944

#4462A7#4462A7

#A75844#A75844

#93A744#93A744

#CAB37D#CAB37D

#655329#655329

Color Harmonies

#4462A7#4462A7

#A75844#A75844

#93A744#93A744

#44A789#44A789

#8944A7#8944A7

Variants

#CAB37D#CAB37D

#655329#655329

#C0932A#C0932A

#8D7F5E#8D7F5E

#C9BDA1#C9BDA1

#FFB914#FFB914

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Caramel#AF6E4D

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#A78944

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A78944

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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