HEX atlas value

#A78E44

#A78E44 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 142, 68, HSL 45, 42%, 46%, has luminance 0.2798, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#A78E44 Sample readable text

HEX #A78E44

RGB rgb(167, 142, 68)

HSL hsl(45 42% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 59, 35)

Luminance 0.2798

Contrast Black 6.6:1White 3.18:1

CSS

--color-a78e44: #A78E44;
.background-a78e44 { background-color: #A78E44; }
.text-a78e44 { color: #A78E44; }

Luminance0.2798

Black text6.6:1AA Pass

White text3.18:1AA 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":"#A78E44","rgb":[167,142,68],"hsl":[45,42,46],"cmyk":[0,15,59,35],"luminance":0.2798,"contrast":{"black":6.6,"white":3.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAB67D","hex":"#CAB67D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.5,"contrastWhite":2,"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":"#C09B2A","hex":"#C09B2A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.96,"contrastWhite":2.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#8EA744","hex":"#8EA744","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.76,"contrastWhite":2.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#655629","hex":"#655629","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.92,"contrastWhite":7.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Antique Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a78e44.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/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#445DA7","analogous":["#A75D44","#8EA744"],"triadic":["#44A78E","#8E44A7"],"tetradic":["#44A75D","#445DA7","#A7448E"],"splitComplementary":["#448EA7","#5D44A7"],"monochromatic":["#CAB67D","#A78E44","#655629"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CAB67D","dark":"#655629","saturated":"#C09B2A","desaturated":"#8D815E","pastel":"#C9BFA1","neon":"#FFC414"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":21.047565179849187},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":27.331300737432898},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":27.85677655436824},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":27.85677655436824},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":34.19064199455752}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A78E44

#A78E44 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #A78E44 is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 167, 142, and 68, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg 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 0.2798, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.6:1AA Pass

White text3.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A78E44 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.6:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAB67D#000000 text · best 10.5:1#CAB67D

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

#C09B2A#000000 text · best 7.96:1#C09B2A

#8EA744#000000 text · best 7.76:1#8EA744

#655629#FFFFFF text · best 7.2:1#655629

Generated Palette

#A78E44#A78E44

#445DA7#445DA7

#A75D44#A75D44

#8EA744#8EA744

#CAB67D#CAB67D

#655629#655629

Color Harmonies

#445DA7#445DA7

#A75D44#A75D44

#8EA744#8EA744

#44A78E#44A78E

#8E44A7#8E44A7

Variants

#CAB67D#CAB67D

#655629#655629

#C09B2A#C09B2A

#8D815E#8D815E

#C9BFA1#C9BFA1

#FFC414#FFC414

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Caramel#AF6E4D

#A78E44

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A78E44

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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