HEX atlas value

#B27024

#B27024 is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 178, 112, 36, HSL 32, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.2118, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#B27024 Sample readable text

HEX #B27024

RGB rgb(178, 112, 36)

HSL hsl(32 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.2118

Contrast Black 5.24:1White 4.01:1

CSS

--color-b27024: #B27024;
.background-b27024 { background-color: #B27024; }
.text-b27024 { color: #B27024; }

Luminance0.2118

Black text5.24:1AA Pass

White text4.01:1AA 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":"#B27024","rgb":[178,112,36],"hsl":[32,66,42],"cmyk":[0,37,80,30],"luminance":0.2118,"contrast":{"black":5.24,"white":4.01}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ADB224","hex":"#ADB224","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.17,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#664015","hex":"#664015","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#DC9D56","hex":"#DC9D56","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B22924","hex":"#B22924","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.24,"contrastWhite":6.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b27024.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/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2466B2","analogous":["#B22924","#ADB224"],"triadic":["#24B270","#7024B2"],"tetradic":["#24B229","#2466B2","#B224AD"],"splitComplementary":["#24ADB2","#2924B2"],"monochromatic":["#DC9D56","#B27024","#664015"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DC9D56","dark":"#664015","saturated":"#C9710D","desaturated":"#9A6E3C","pastel":"#D6AE80","neon":"#FF8800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":27},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":32.61901286060018},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":33.301651610693426}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B27024

#B27024 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #B27024 is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 178, 112, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 32deg with 66% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.2118, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.24:1AA Pass

White text4.01:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B27024 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.24:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.01:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ADB224#000000 text · best 9.17:1#ADB224

#664015#FFFFFF text · best 9.09:1#664015

#DC9D56#000000 text · best 9:1#DC9D56

#B22924#FFFFFF text · best 6.49:1#B22924

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

Generated Palette

#B27024#B27024

#2466B2#2466B2

#B22924#B22924

#ADB224#ADB224

#DC9D56#DC9D56

#664015#664015

Color Harmonies

#2466B2#2466B2

#B22924#B22924

#ADB224#ADB224

#24B270#24B270

#7024B2#7024B2

Variants

#DC9D56#DC9D56

#664015#664015

#C9710D#C9710D

#9A6E3C#9A6E3C

#D6AE80#D6AE80

#FF8800#FF8800

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Ochre#CC7722

Red Clay#B45A3C

Chocolate#D2691E

#B27024

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B27024

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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