HEX atlas value

#AC7F15

#AC7F15 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 172, 127, 21, HSL 42, 78%, 38%, has luminance 0.24, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#AC7F15 Sample readable text

HEX #AC7F15

RGB rgb(172, 127, 21)

HSL hsl(42 78% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 88, 33)

Luminance 0.24

Contrast Black 5.8:1White 3.62:1

CSS

--color-ac7f15: #AC7F15;
.background-ac7f15 { background-color: #AC7F15; }
.text-ac7f15 { color: #AC7F15; }

Luminance0.24

Black text5.8:1AA Pass

White text3.62:1AA 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":"#AC7F15","rgb":[172,127,21],"hsl":[42,78,38],"cmyk":[0,26,88,33],"luminance":0.24,"contrast":{"black":5.8,"white":3.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6B237","hex":"#E6B237","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.79,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5B430B","hex":"#5B430B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.25,"contrastWhite":9.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1543AC","hex":"#1543AC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.43,"contrastWhite":8.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8EAC15","hex":"#8EAC15","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.06,"contrastWhite":2.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C28800","hex":"#C28800","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.82,"contrastWhite":3.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ac7f15.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":"#1543AC","analogous":["#AC3415","#8EAC15"],"triadic":["#15AC7F","#7F15AC"],"tetradic":["#15AC34","#1543AC","#AC158E"],"splitComplementary":["#158EAC","#3415AC"],"monochromatic":["#E6B237","#AC7F15","#5B430B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6B237","dark":"#5B430B","saturated":"#C28800","desaturated":"#97772B","pastel":"#DCB865","neon":"#EBA400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":34.46737587922817},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":34.46737587922817},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":35.45419580247167},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":43.93176527297759}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AC7F15

#AC7F15 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #AC7F15 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 172, 127, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.24, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.8:1AA Pass

White text3.62:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AC7F15 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.8:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6B237#000000 text · best 10.79:1#E6B237

#5B430B#FFFFFF text · best 9.33:1#5B430B

#1543AC#FFFFFF text · best 8.64:1#1543AC

#8EAC15#000000 text · best 8.06:1#8EAC15

#C28800#000000 text · best 6.82:1#C28800

Generated Palette

#AC7F15#AC7F15

#1543AC#1543AC

#AC3415#AC3415

#8EAC15#8EAC15

#E6B237#E6B237

#5B430B#5B430B

Color Harmonies

#1543AC#1543AC

#AC3415#AC3415

#8EAC15#8EAC15

#15AC7F#15AC7F

#7F15AC#7F15AC

Variants

#E6B237#E6B237

#5B430B#5B430B

#C28800#C28800

#97772B#97772B

#DCB865#DCB865

#EBA400#EBA400

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Ochre#CC7722

Bronze#CD7F32

#AC7F15

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AC7F15

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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