HEX atlas value

#AD8A52

#AD8A52 is a warm orange HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 138, 82, HSL 37, 36%, 50%, has luminance 0.2767, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#AD8A52 Sample readable text

HEX #AD8A52

RGB rgb(173, 138, 82)

HSL hsl(37 36% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 53, 32)

Luminance 0.2767

Contrast Black 6.53:1White 3.21:1

CSS

--color-ad8a52: #AD8A52;
.background-ad8a52 { background-color: #AD8A52; }
.text-ad8a52 { color: #AD8A52; }

Luminance0.2767

Black text6.53:1AA Pass

White text3.21:1AA 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":"#AD8A52","rgb":[173,138,82],"hsl":[37,36,50],"cmyk":[0,20,53,32],"luminance":0.2767,"contrast":{"black":6.53,"white":3.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CBB490","hex":"#CBB490","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A3AD52","hex":"#A3AD52","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.66,"contrastWhite":2.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C99136","hex":"#C99136","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.59,"contrastWhite":2.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Antique Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ad8a52.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5275AD","analogous":["#AD5C52","#A3AD52"],"triadic":["#52AD8A","#8A52AD"],"tetradic":["#52AD5C","#5275AD","#AD52A3"],"splitComplementary":["#52A3AD","#5C52AD"],"monochromatic":["#CBB490","#AD8A52","#6F5834"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CBB490","dark":"#6F5834","saturated":"#C99136","desaturated":"#91846E","pastel":"#CDC2B2","neon":"#FFAD29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":6.557438524302},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":21.79449471770337},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":28.513154858766505},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.2264954516723}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AD8A52

#AD8A52 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #AD8A52 is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 173, 138, and 82, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.2767, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.53:1AA Pass

White text3.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AD8A52 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.53:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CBB490#000000 text · best 10.47:1#CBB490

#A3AD52#000000 text · best 8.66:1#A3AD52

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#C99136#000000 text · best 7.59:1#C99136

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

Generated Palette

#AD8A52#AD8A52

#5275AD#5275AD

#AD5C52#AD5C52

#A3AD52#A3AD52

#CBB490#CBB490

#6F5834#6F5834

Color Harmonies

#5275AD#5275AD

#AD5C52#AD5C52

#A3AD52#A3AD52

#52AD8A#52AD8A

#8A52AD#8A52AD

Variants

#CBB490#CBB490

#6F5834#6F5834

#C99136#C99136

#91846E#91846E

#CDC2B2#CDC2B2

#FFAD29#FFAD29

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Caramel#AF6E4D

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Brass#B5A642

#AD8A52

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AD8A52

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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