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HEX atlas value

#B45A3C

#B45A3C is a warm orange HEX color nearest Red Clay. RGB 180, 90, 60, HSL 15° 50% 47%, luminance 0.1734; view contrast and conversions.

orangewarmearth-tone
#B45A3C Sample readable text
HEX #B45A3C
RGB rgb(180, 90, 60)
HSL hsl(15 50% 47%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 67, 29)
Luminance 0.1734
Contrast Black 4.47:1White 4.7:1

CSS

--color-b45a3c: #B45A3C;
.background-b45a3c { background-color: #B45A3C; }
.text-b45a3c { color: #B45A3C; }

HEX meaning and use

About #B45A3C

#B45A3C is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B45A3C is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 180, 90, and 60, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 50% saturation and 47% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1734, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.47:1AA Fail
White text4.7:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B45A3C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.47:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF4.7:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6F3725#6F3725 · #FFFFFF text · best 9.33:1#D28F79#D28F79 · #000000 text · best 7.95:1#B4963C#B4963C · #000000 text · best 7.37:1#3C96B4#3C96B4 · #000000 text · best 6.21:1#B43C5A#B43C5A · #FFFFFF text · best 5.62:1

Generated Palette

Red Clay#B45A3C
#3C96B4#3C96B4
#B43C5A#B43C5A
#B4963C#B4963C
#D28F79#D28F79
#6F3725#6F3725

Color Harmonies

#3C96B4#3C96B4
#B43C5A#B43C5A
#B4963C#B4963C
#3CB45A#3CB45A
#5A3CB4#5A3CB4

Variants

#D28F79#D28F79
#6F3725#6F3725
#CE4D22#CE4D22
#996756#996756
#D1AB9F#D1AB9F
#FF531A#FF531A

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C
Adobe#BD6C48
Desert Clay#B86D4B
Clay#B66A50
Sienna#A0522D

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1734
Black text4.47:1AA Fail
White text4.7:1AA Pass
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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#B45A3C","rgb":[180,90,60],"hsl":[15,50,47],"cmyk":[0,50,67,29],"luminance":0.1734,"contrast":{"black":4.47,"white":4.7}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#6F3725","hex":"#6F3725","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.25,"contrastWhite":9.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D28F79","hex":"#D28F79","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.95,"contrastWhite":2.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B4963C","hex":"#B4963C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.37,"contrastWhite":2.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#3C96B4","hex":"#3C96B4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.21,"contrastWhite":3.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#B43C5A","hex":"#B43C5A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.73,"contrastWhite":5.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Red Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b45a3c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#3C96B4","analogous":["#B43C5A","#B4963C"],"triadic":["#3CB45A","#5A3CB4"],"tetradic":["#5AB43C","#3C96B4","#963CB4"],"splitComplementary":["#3CB496","#3C5AB4"],"monochromatic":["#D28F79","#B45A3C","#6F3725"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D28F79","dark":"#6F3725","saturated":"#CE4D22","desaturated":"#996756","pastel":"#D1AB9F","neon":"#FF531A"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":0},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":25.69046515733026},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":26.248809496813376}]
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Related HEX Guides

Red Clay colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B45A3C.Adobe colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #BD6C48.Desert Clay colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B86D4B.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#B45A3C APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.