HEX atlas value

#B49B5F

#B49B5F is a warm orange HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 155, 95, HSL 42, 36%, 54%, has luminance 0.3397, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#B49B5F Sample readable text

HEX #B49B5F

RGB rgb(180, 155, 95)

HSL hsl(42 36% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 47, 29)

Luminance 0.3397

Contrast Black 7.79:1White 2.69:1

CSS

--color-b49b5f: #B49B5F;
.background-b49b5f { background-color: #B49B5F; }
.text-b49b5f { color: #B49B5F; }

Luminance0.3397

Black text7.79:1AA Pass

White text2.69:1AA 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":"#B49B5F","rgb":[180,155,95],"hsl":[42,36,54],"cmyk":[0,14,47,29],"luminance":0.3397,"contrast":{"black":7.79,"white":2.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1C29E","hex":"#D1C29E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.92,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A3B45F","hex":"#A3B45F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.25,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CEA546","hex":"#CEA546","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.09,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Antique Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b49b5f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5F79B4","analogous":["#B4705F","#A3B45F"],"triadic":["#5FB49B","#9B5FB4"],"tetradic":["#5FB470","#5F79B4","#B45FA3"],"splitComplementary":["#5FA3B4","#705FB4"],"monochromatic":["#D1C29E","#B49B5F","#7D693B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1C29E","dark":"#7D693B","saturated":"#CEA546","desaturated":"#9A9079","pastel":"#D5CEBE","neon":"#FFC53D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":31.0322412983658},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":31.0322412983658},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":31.76476034853718}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B49B5F

#B49B5F is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B49B5F is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 180, 155, and 95, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3397, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.79:1AA Pass

White text2.69:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B49B5F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1C29E#000000 text · best 11.92:1#D1C29E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

#A3B45F#000000 text · best 9.25:1#A3B45F

#CEA546#000000 text · best 9.09:1#CEA546

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

Generated Palette

#B49B5F#B49B5F

#5F79B4#5F79B4

#B4705F#B4705F

#A3B45F#A3B45F

#D1C29E#D1C29E

#7D693B#7D693B

Color Harmonies

#5F79B4#5F79B4

#B4705F#B4705F

#A3B45F#A3B45F

#5FB49B#5FB49B

#9B5FB4#9B5FB4

Variants

#D1C29E#D1C29E

#7D693B#7D693B

#CEA546#CEA546

#9A9079#9A9079

#D5CEBE#D5CEBE

#FFC53D#FFC53D

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Camel#C19A6B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#B49B5F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B49B5F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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