HEX atlas value

#B28C24

#B28C24 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 178, 140, 36, HSL 44, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.2835, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#B28C24 Sample readable text

HEX #B28C24

RGB rgb(178, 140, 36)

HSL hsl(44 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.2835

Contrast Black 6.67:1White 3.15:1

CSS

--color-b28c24: #B28C24;
.background-b28c24 { background-color: #B28C24; }
.text-b28c24 { color: #B28C24; }

Luminance0.2835

Black text6.67:1AA Pass

White text3.15:1AA 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":"#B28C24","rgb":[178,140,36],"hsl":[44,66,42],"cmyk":[0,21,80,30],"luminance":0.2835,"contrast":{"black":6.67,"white":3.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCB856","hex":"#DCB856","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.03,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#91B224","hex":"#91B224","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.6,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9970D","hex":"#C9970D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.92,"contrastWhite":2.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#244AB2","hex":"#244AB2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#665015","hex":"#665015","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.72,"contrastWhite":7.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b28c24.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":"#244AB2","analogous":["#B24524","#91B224"],"triadic":["#24B28C","#8C24B2"],"tetradic":["#24B245","#244AB2","#B22491"],"splitComplementary":["#2491B2","#4524B2"],"monochromatic":["#DCB856","#B28C24","#665015"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCB856","dark":"#665015","saturated":"#C9970D","desaturated":"#9A813C","pastel":"#D6BF80","neon":"#FFBB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":26.40075756488817},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.765752132274432},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.765752132274432},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":33.075670817082454},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":33.481338085566414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B28C24

#B28C24 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #B28C24 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 178, 140, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.2835, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.67:1AA Pass

White text3.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B28C24 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.67:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCB856#000000 text · best 11.03:1#DCB856

#91B224#000000 text · best 8.6:1#91B224

#C9970D#000000 text · best 7.92:1#C9970D

#244AB2#FFFFFF text · best 7.78:1#244AB2

#665015#FFFFFF text · best 7.71:1#665015

Generated Palette

#B28C24#B28C24

#244AB2#244AB2

#B24524#B24524

#91B224#91B224

#DCB856#DCB856

#665015#665015

Color Harmonies

#244AB2#244AB2

#B24524#B24524

#91B224#91B224

#24B28C#24B28C

#8C24B2#8C24B2

Variants

#DCB856#DCB856

#665015#665015

#C9970D#C9970D

#9A813C#9A813C

#D6BF80#D6BF80

#FFBB00#FFBB00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Bronze#CD7F32

Ochre#CC7722

#B28C24

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B28C24

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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