HEX atlas value

#B4705F

#B4705F is a warm red HEX color close to Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 112, 95, HSL 12, 36%, 54%, has luminance 0.2212, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#B4705F Sample readable text

HEX #B4705F

RGB rgb(180, 112, 95)

HSL hsl(12 36% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 47, 29)

Luminance 0.2212

Contrast Black 5.42:1White 3.87:1

CSS

--color-b4705f: #B4705F;
.background-b4705f { background-color: #B4705F; }
.text-b4705f { color: #B4705F; }

Luminance0.2212

Black text5.42:1AA Pass

White text3.87:1AA 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":"#B4705F","rgb":[180,112,95],"hsl":[12,36,54],"cmyk":[0,38,47,29],"luminance":0.2212,"contrast":{"black":5.42,"white":3.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1A89E","hex":"#D1A89E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.81,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B49B5F","hex":"#B49B5F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.79,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#5FA3B4","hex":"#5FA3B4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.38,"contrastWhite":2.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#7D483B","hex":"#7D483B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.86,"contrastWhite":7.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#9A8079","hex":"#9A8079","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.74,"contrastWhite":3.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b4705f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5FA3B4","analogous":["#B45F79","#B49B5F"],"triadic":["#5FB470","#705FB4"],"tetradic":["#79B45F","#5FA3B4","#9B5FB4"],"splitComplementary":["#5FB49B","#5F79B4"],"monochromatic":["#D1A89E","#B4705F","#7D483B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1A89E","dark":"#7D483B","saturated":"#CE6146","desaturated":"#9A8079","pastel":"#D5C3BE","neon":"#FF643D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":16.278820596099706},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":25.019992006393608}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B4705F

#B4705F is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #B4705F is visually closest to Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B66A50.

The RGB channels are 180, 112, and 95, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg with 36% saturation and 54% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2212, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.42:1AA Pass

White text3.87:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B4705F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.42:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1A89E#000000 text · best 9.81:1#D1A89E

#B49B5F#000000 text · best 7.79:1#B49B5F

#5FA3B4#000000 text · best 7.38:1#5FA3B4

#7D483B#FFFFFF text · best 7.34:1#7D483B

#9A8079#000000 text · best 5.74:1#9A8079

Generated Palette

#B4705F#B4705F

#5FA3B4#5FA3B4

#B45F79#B45F79

#B49B5F#B49B5F

#D1A89E#D1A89E

#7D483B#7D483B

Color Harmonies

#5FA3B4#5FA3B4

#B45F79#B45F79

#B49B5F#B49B5F

#5FB470#5FB470

#705FB4#705FB4

Variants

#D1A89E#D1A89E

#7D483B#7D483B

#CE6146#CE6146

#9A8079#9A8079

#D5C3BE#D5C3BE

#FF643D#FF643D

Nearest Named Colors

Clay#B66A50

Caramel#AF6E4D

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Oak#A8754F

Adobe#BD6C48

#B4705F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B4705F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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