HEX atlas value

#B5654A

#B5654A is a warm orange HEX color close to Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 101, 74, HSL 15, 42%, 50%, has luminance 0.1963, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#B5654A Sample readable text

HEX #B5654A

RGB rgb(181, 101, 74)

HSL hsl(15 42% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 44, 59, 29)

Luminance 0.1963

Contrast Black 4.93:1White 4.26:1

CSS

--color-b5654a: #B5654A;
.background-b5654a { background-color: #B5654A; }
.text-b5654a { color: #B5654A; }

Luminance0.1963

Black text4.93:1AA Pass

White text4.26:1AA 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":"#B5654A","rgb":[181,101,74],"hsl":[15,42,50],"cmyk":[0,44,59,29],"luminance":0.1963,"contrast":{"black":4.93,"white":4.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D09C8B","hex":"#D09C8B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.81,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#74402F","hex":"#74402F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B59A4A","hex":"#B59A4A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.69,"contrastWhite":2.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#4A9AB5","hex":"#4A9AB5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.58,"contrastWhite":3.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.4,"contrastWhite":3.89,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b5654a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A9AB5","analogous":["#B54A65","#B59A4A"],"triadic":["#4AB565","#654AB5"],"tetradic":["#65B54A","#4A9AB5","#9A4AB5"],"splitComplementary":["#4AB59A","#4A65B5"],"monochromatic":["#D09C8B","#B5654A","#74402F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D09C8B","dark":"#74402F","saturated":"#D1572E","desaturated":"#997366","pastel":"#D0B7AE","neon":"#FF5E29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":7.874007874011811},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":8.602325267042627},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":17.832554500127006}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B5654A

#B5654A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B5654A is visually closest to Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B66A50.

The RGB channels are 181, 101, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 42% saturation and 50% 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 0.1963, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.93:1AA Pass

White text4.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B5654A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.93:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D09C8B#000000 text · best 8.81:1#D09C8B

#74402F#FFFFFF text · best 8.34:1#74402F

#B59A4A#000000 text · best 7.69:1#B59A4A

#4A9AB5#000000 text · best 6.58:1#4A9AB5

Adobe#000000 text · best 5.4:1#BD6C48

Generated Palette

#B5654A#B5654A

#4A9AB5#4A9AB5

#B54A65#B54A65

#B59A4A#B59A4A

#D09C8B#D09C8B

#74402F#74402F

Color Harmonies

#4A9AB5#4A9AB5

#B54A65#B54A65

#B59A4A#B59A4A

#4AB565#4AB565

#654AB5#654AB5

Variants

#D09C8B#D09C8B

#74402F#74402F

#D1572E#D1572E

#997366#997366

#D0B7AE#D0B7AE

#FF5E29#FF5E29

Nearest Named Colors

Clay#B66A50

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Adobe#BD6C48

Caramel#AF6E4D

Red Clay#B45A3C

#B5654A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B5654A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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