HEX atlas value

#AC7015

#AC7015 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 172, 112, 21, HSL 36, 78%, 38%, has luminance 0.2041, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#AC7015 Sample readable text

HEX #AC7015

RGB rgb(172, 112, 21)

HSL hsl(36 78% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 88, 33)

Luminance 0.2041

Contrast Black 5.08:1White 4.13:1

CSS

--color-ac7015: #AC7015;
.background-ac7015 { background-color: #AC7015; }
.text-ac7015 { color: #AC7015; }

Luminance0.2041

Black text5.08:1AA Pass

White text4.13:1AA 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":"#AC7015","rgb":[172,112,21],"hsl":[36,78,38],"cmyk":[0,35,88,33],"luminance":0.2041,"contrast":{"black":5.08,"white":4.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5B3B0B","hex":"#5B3B0B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E6A037","hex":"#E6A037","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.45,"contrastWhite":2.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9DAC15","hex":"#9DAC15","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.35,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#1552AC","hex":"#1552AC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.83,"contrastWhite":7.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#AC2415","hex":"#AC2415","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.02,"contrastWhite":6.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ac7015.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":"#1552AC","analogous":["#AC2415","#9DAC15"],"triadic":["#15AC70","#7015AC"],"tetradic":["#15AC24","#1552AC","#AC159D"],"splitComplementary":["#159DAC","#2415AC"],"monochromatic":["#E6A037","#AC7015","#5B3B0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6A037","dark":"#5B3B0B","saturated":"#C27400","desaturated":"#976C2B","pastel":"#DCAD65","neon":"#EB8D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":26.981475126464083},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.449961479175904},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.449961479175904},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":35.24202037341219},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":39.67366884975475}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AC7015

#AC7015 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #AC7015 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 172, 112, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg with 78% 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 0.2041, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.98, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.08:1AA Pass

White text4.13:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AC7015 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.08:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#5B3B0B#FFFFFF text · best 10.12:1#5B3B0B

#E6A037#000000 text · best 9.45:1#E6A037

#9DAC15#000000 text · best 8.35:1#9DAC15

#1552AC#FFFFFF text · best 7.41:1#1552AC

#AC2415#FFFFFF text · best 6.96:1#AC2415

Generated Palette

#AC7015#AC7015

#1552AC#1552AC

#AC2415#AC2415

#9DAC15#9DAC15

#E6A037#E6A037

#5B3B0B#5B3B0B

Color Harmonies

#1552AC#1552AC

#AC2415#AC2415

#9DAC15#9DAC15

#15AC70#15AC70

#7015AC#7015AC

Variants

#E6A037#E6A037

#5B3B0B#5B3B0B

#C27400#C27400

#976C2B#976C2B

#DCAD65#DCAD65

#EB8D00#EB8D00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Ochre#CC7722

Chocolate#D2691E

#AC7015

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AC7015

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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