HEX atlas value

#B58836

#B58836 is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 136, 54, HSL 39, 54%, 46%, has luminance 0.277, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#B58836 Sample readable text

HEX #B58836

RGB rgb(181, 136, 54)

HSL hsl(39 54% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 70, 29)

Luminance 0.277

Contrast Black 6.54:1White 3.21:1

CSS

--color-b58836: #B58836;
.background-b58836 { background-color: #B58836; }
.text-b58836 { color: #B58836; }

Luminance0.277

Black text6.54:1AA Pass

White text3.21:1AA 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":"#B58836","rgb":[181,136,54],"hsl":[39,54,46],"cmyk":[0,25,70,29],"luminance":0.277,"contrast":{"black":6.54,"white":3.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5B272","hex":"#D5B272","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.44,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2B536","hex":"#A2B536","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.2,"contrastWhite":2.28,"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"]},{"name":"#CE901C","hex":"#CE901C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#6E5321","hex":"#6E5321","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.92,"contrastWhite":7.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b58836.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3662B5","analogous":["#B54936","#A2B536"],"triadic":["#36B588","#8836B5"],"tetradic":["#36B549","#3662B5","#B536A2"],"splitComplementary":["#36A2B5","#4936B5"],"monochromatic":["#D5B272","#B58836","#6E5321"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5B272","dark":"#6E5321","saturated":"#CE901C","desaturated":"#9B8150","pastel":"#D2BE98","neon":"#FFAD14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":25.942243542145693},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.31098884280702}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B58836

#B58836 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B58836 is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 181, 136, and 54, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 54% saturation and 46% 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 0.277, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.54:1AA Pass

White text3.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B58836 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.54:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5B272#000000 text · best 10.44:1#D5B272

#A2B536#000000 text · best 9.2:1#A2B536

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

#CE901C#000000 text · best 7.63:1#CE901C

#6E5321#FFFFFF text · best 7.19:1#6E5321

Generated Palette

#B58836#B58836

#3662B5#3662B5

#B54936#B54936

#A2B536#A2B536

#D5B272#D5B272

#6E5321#6E5321

Color Harmonies

#3662B5#3662B5

#B54936#B54936

#A2B536#A2B536

#36B588#36B588

#8836B5#8836B5

Variants

#D5B272#D5B272

#6E5321#6E5321

#CE901C#CE901C

#9B8150#9B8150

#D2BE98#D2BE98

#FFAD14#FFAD14

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Peru#CD853F

Bronze#CD7F32

Brass#B5A642

#B58836

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B58836

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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