HEX atlas value

#B48A74

#B48A74 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 138, 116, HSL 21, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.2914, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#B48A74 Sample readable text

HEX #B48A74

RGB rgb(180, 138, 116)

HSL hsl(21 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 36, 29)

Luminance 0.2914

Contrast Black 6.83:1White 3.08:1

CSS

--color-b48a74: #B48A74;
.background-b48a74 { background-color: #B48A74; }
.text-b48a74 { color: #B48A74; }

Luminance0.2914

Black text6.83:1AA Pass

White text3.08:1AA 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":"#B48A74","rgb":[180,138,116],"hsl":[21,30,58],"cmyk":[0,23,36,29],"luminance":0.2914,"contrast":{"black":6.83,"white":3.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4BCAF","hex":"#D4BCAF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.61,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B4AA74","hex":"#B4AA74","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.94,"contrastWhite":2.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.46,"contrastWhite":2.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#749EB4","hex":"#749EB4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.29,"contrastWhite":2.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Dusty Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b48a74.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#749EB4","analogous":["#B4747D","#B4AA74"],"triadic":["#74B48A","#8A74B4"],"tetradic":["#7DB474","#749EB4","#AA74B4"],"splitComplementary":["#74B4AA","#747DB4"],"monochromatic":["#D4BCAF","#B48A74","#855D47"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4BCAF","dark":"#855D47","saturated":"#CC835C","desaturated":"#9C918B","pastel":"#DAD2CD","neon":"#FF8E52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":29.427877939124322}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B48A74

#B48A74 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B48A74 is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 180, 138, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 30% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.2914, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.83:1AA Pass

White text3.08:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B48A74 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.83:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4BCAF#000000 text · best 11.61:1#D4BCAF

#B4AA74#000000 text · best 8.94:1#B4AA74

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Rosy Brown#000000 text · best 7.46:1#BC8F8F

#749EB4#000000 text · best 7.29:1#749EB4

Generated Palette

#B48A74#B48A74

#749EB4#749EB4

#B4747D#B4747D

#B4AA74#B4AA74

#D4BCAF#D4BCAF

#855D47#855D47

Color Harmonies

#749EB4#749EB4

#B4747D#B4747D

#B4AA74#B4AA74

#74B48A#74B48A

#8A74B4#8A74B4

Variants

#D4BCAF#D4BCAF

#855D47#855D47

#CC835C#CC835C

#9C918B#9C918B

#DAD2CD#DAD2CD

#FF8E52#FF8E52

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Camel#C19A6B

Rose Gold#B76E79

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Antique Gold#B08D57

#B48A74

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B48A74

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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