HEX atlas value

#A79981

#A79981 is a warm orange HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 153, 129, HSL 38, 18%, 58%, has luminance 0.3258, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#A79981 Sample readable text

HEX #A79981

RGB rgb(167, 153, 129)

HSL hsl(38 18% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 23, 35)

Luminance 0.3258

Contrast Black 7.52:1White 2.79:1

CSS

--color-a79981: #A79981;
.background-a79981 { background-color: #A79981; }
.text-a79981 { color: #A79981; }

Luminance0.3258

Black text7.52:1AA Pass

White text2.79:1AA 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":"#A79981","rgb":[167,153,129],"hsl":[38,18,58],"cmyk":[0,8,23,35],"luminance":0.3258,"contrast":{"black":7.52,"white":2.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDC5B7","hex":"#CDC5B7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.27,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BF9F69","hex":"#BF9F69","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.38,"contrastWhite":2.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A2A781","hex":"#A2A781","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.38,"contrastWhite":2.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Driftwood adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a79981.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#818FA7","analogous":["#A78681","#A2A781"],"triadic":["#81A799","#9981A7"],"tetradic":["#81A786","#818FA7","#A781A2"],"splitComplementary":["#81A2A7","#8681A7"],"monochromatic":["#CDC5B7","#A79981","#786B54"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CDC5B7","dark":"#786B54","saturated":"#BF9F69","desaturated":"#949494","pastel":"#D5D4D2","neon":"#FFBF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":27.147743920996454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A79981

#A79981 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A79981 is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 167, 153, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg with 18% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3258, 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 text7.52:1AA Pass

White text2.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A79981 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDC5B7#000000 text · best 12.27:1#CDC5B7

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

#BF9F69#000000 text · best 8.38:1#BF9F69

#A2A781#000000 text · best 8.38:1#A2A781

Generated Palette

#A79981#A79981

#818FA7#818FA7

#A78681#A78681

#A2A781#A2A781

#CDC5B7#CDC5B7

#786B54#786B54

Color Harmonies

#818FA7#818FA7

#A78681#A78681

#A2A781#A2A781

#81A799#81A799

#9981A7#9981A7

Variants

#CDC5B7#CDC5B7

#786B54#786B54

#BF9F69#BF9F69

#949494#949494

#D5D4D2#D5D4D2

#FFBF52#FFBF52

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Cement#A5A391

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Sage Green#9CAF88

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

#A79981

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A79981

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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