HEX atlas value

#B48F74

#B48F74 is a warm orange HEX color close to Camel. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 143, 116, HSL 25, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.3061, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#B48F74 Sample readable text

HEX #B48F74

RGB rgb(180, 143, 116)

HSL hsl(25 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 36, 29)

Luminance 0.3061

Contrast Black 7.12:1White 2.95:1

CSS

--color-b48f74: #B48F74;
.background-b48f74 { background-color: #B48F74; }
.text-b48f74 { color: #B48F74; }

Luminance0.3061

Black text7.12:1AA Pass

White text2.95:1AA 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":"#B48F74","rgb":[180,143,116],"hsl":[25,30,58],"cmyk":[0,21,36,29],"luminance":0.3061,"contrast":{"black":7.12,"white":2.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4BFAF","hex":"#D4BFAF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.87,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B4AF74","hex":"#B4AF74","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.32,"contrastWhite":2.25,"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":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Camel adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b48f74.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7499B4","analogous":["#B47479","#B4AF74"],"triadic":["#74B48F","#8F74B4"],"tetradic":["#79B474","#7499B4","#AF74B4"],"splitComplementary":["#74B4AF","#7479B4"],"monochromatic":["#D4BFAF","#B48F74","#856147"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4BFAF","dark":"#856147","saturated":"#CC8B5C","desaturated":"#9C928B","pastel":"#DAD3CD","neon":"#FF9A52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":23.194827009486403},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":28.160255680657446},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":30.692018506445613}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B48F74

#B48F74 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B48F74 is visually closest to Camel, a named orange color with HEX #C19A6B.

The RGB channels are 180, 143, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg 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 0.3061, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.12:1AA Pass

White text2.95:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B48F74 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4BFAF#000000 text · best 11.87:1#D4BFAF

#B4AF74#000000 text · best 9.32:1#B4AF74

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

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

Generated Palette

#B48F74#B48F74

#7499B4#7499B4

#B47479#B47479

#B4AF74#B4AF74

#D4BFAF#D4BFAF

#856147#856147

Color Harmonies

#7499B4#7499B4

#B47479#B47479

#B4AF74#B4AF74

#74B48F#74B48F

#8F74B4#8F74B4

Variants

#D4BFAF#D4BFAF

#856147#856147

#CC8B5C#CC8B5C

#9C928B#9C928B

#DAD3CD#DAD3CD

#FF9A52#FF9A52

Nearest Named Colors

Camel#C19A6B

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Antique Gold#B08D57

Driftwood#A69A8D

#B48F74

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B48F74

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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