HEX atlas value

#AB872B

#AB872B is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 171, 135, 43, HSL 43, 60%, 42%, has luminance 0.2616, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#AB872B Sample readable text

HEX #AB872B

RGB rgb(171, 135, 43)

HSL hsl(43 60% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 75, 33)

Luminance 0.2616

Contrast Black 6.23:1White 3.37:1

CSS

--color-ab872b: #AB872B;
.background-ab872b { background-color: #AB872B; }
.text-ab872b { color: #AB872B; }

Luminance0.2616

Black text6.23:1AA Pass

White text3.37:1AA 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":"#AB872B","rgb":[171,135,43],"hsl":[43,60,42],"cmyk":[0,21,75,33],"luminance":0.2616,"contrast":{"black":6.23,"white":3.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6B45C","hex":"#D6B45C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.54,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#624D18","hex":"#624D18","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#90AB2B","hex":"#90AB2B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.05,"contrastWhite":2.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#2B4FAB","hex":"#2B4FAB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.81,"contrastWhite":7.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#C39113","hex":"#C39113","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.38,"contrastWhite":2.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ab872b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B4FAB","analogous":["#AB472B","#90AB2B"],"triadic":["#2BAB87","#872BAB"],"tetradic":["#2BAB47","#2B4FAB","#AB2B90"],"splitComplementary":["#2B90AB","#472BAB"],"monochromatic":["#D6B45C","#AB872B","#624D18"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6B45C","dark":"#624D18","saturated":"#C39113","desaturated":"#947D42","pastel":"#D1BB85","neon":"#FFB700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":34.55430508634199},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":35.62302626111375},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":37.76241517699841}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AB872B

#AB872B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #AB872B is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 171, 135, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg with 60% saturation and 42% 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 0.2616, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.23:1AA Pass

White text3.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AB872B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.23:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6B45C#000000 text · best 10.54:1#D6B45C

#624D18#FFFFFF text · best 8.1:1#624D18

#90AB2B#000000 text · best 8.05:1#90AB2B

#2B4FAB#FFFFFF text · best 7.47:1#2B4FAB

#C39113#000000 text · best 7.38:1#C39113

Generated Palette

#AB872B#AB872B

#2B4FAB#2B4FAB

#AB472B#AB472B

#90AB2B#90AB2B

#D6B45C#D6B45C

#624D18#624D18

Color Harmonies

#2B4FAB#2B4FAB

#AB472B#AB472B

#90AB2B#90AB2B

#2BAB87#2BAB87

#872BAB#872BAB

Variants

#D6B45C#D6B45C

#624D18#624D18

#C39113#C39113

#947D42#947D42

#D1BB85#D1BB85

#FFB700#FFB700

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Bronze#CD7F32

Ochre#CC7722

#AB872B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AB872B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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