HEX atlas value

#AD8052

#AD8052 is a warm orange HEX color close to Oak. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 128, 82, HSL 30, 36%, 50%, has luminance 0.2493, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#AD8052 Sample readable text

HEX #AD8052

RGB rgb(173, 128, 82)

HSL hsl(30 36% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 53, 32)

Luminance 0.2493

Contrast Black 5.99:1White 3.51:1

CSS

--color-ad8052: #AD8052;
.background-ad8052 { background-color: #AD8052; }
.text-ad8052 { color: #AD8052; }

Luminance0.2493

Black text5.99:1AA Pass

White text3.51:1AA 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":"#AD8052","rgb":[173,128,82],"hsl":[30,36,50],"cmyk":[0,26,53,32],"luminance":0.2493,"contrast":{"black":5.99,"white":3.51}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CBAD90","hex":"#CBAD90","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ADAD52","hex":"#ADAD52","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.88,"contrastWhite":2.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6F5234","hex":"#6F5234","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.93,"contrastWhite":7.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#C98036","hex":"#C98036","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.62,"contrastWhite":3.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Oak adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ad8052.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#527FAD","analogous":["#AD5252","#ADAD52"],"triadic":["#52AD80","#7F52AD"],"tetradic":["#52AD52","#527FAD","#AD52AD"],"splitComplementary":["#52ADAD","#5252AD"],"monochromatic":["#CBAD90","#AD8052","#6F5234"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CBAD90","dark":"#6F5234","saturated":"#C98036","desaturated":"#91806E","pastel":"#CDBFB2","neon":"#FF9429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":12.449899597988733},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":23.853720883753127}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AD8052

#AD8052 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #AD8052 is visually closest to Oak, a named orange color with HEX #A8754F.

The RGB channels are 173, 128, and 82, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 36% saturation and 50% 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 0.2493, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.99:1AA Pass

White text3.51:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AD8052 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.99:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.51:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CBAD90#000000 text · best 9.92:1#CBAD90

#ADAD52#000000 text · best 8.88:1#ADAD52

#6F5234#FFFFFF text · best 7.16:1#6F5234

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

#C98036#000000 text · best 6.62:1#C98036

Generated Palette

#AD8052#AD8052

#527FAD#527FAD

#AD5252#AD5252

#ADAD52#ADAD52

#CBAD90#CBAD90

#6F5234#6F5234

Color Harmonies

#527FAD#527FAD

#AD5252#AD5252

#ADAD52#ADAD52

#52AD80#52AD80

#7F52AD#7F52AD

Variants

#CBAD90#CBAD90

#6F5234#6F5234

#C98036#C98036

#91806E#91806E

#CDBFB2#CDBFB2

#FF9429#FF9429

Nearest Named Colors

Oak#A8754F

Antique Gold#B08D57

Caramel#AF6E4D

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Clay#B66A50

#AD8052

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AD8052

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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