HEX atlas value

#B59136

#B59136 is a warm orange HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 145, 54, HSL 43, 54%, 46%, has luminance 0.3034, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#B59136 Sample readable text

HEX #B59136

RGB rgb(181, 145, 54)

HSL hsl(43 54% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 70, 29)

Luminance 0.3034

Contrast Black 7.07:1White 2.97:1

CSS

--color-b59136: #B59136;
.background-b59136 { background-color: #B59136; }
.text-b59136 { color: #B59136; }

Luminance0.3034

Black text7.07:1AA Pass

White text2.97:1AA 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":"#B59136","rgb":[181,145,54],"hsl":[43,54,46],"cmyk":[0,20,70,29],"luminance":0.3034,"contrast":{"black":7.07,"white":2.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5B972","hex":"#D5B972","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.01,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#99B536","hex":"#99B536","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.02,"contrastWhite":2.33,"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":"#CE9C1C","hex":"#CE9C1C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b59136.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#365AB5","analogous":["#B55136","#99B536"],"triadic":["#36B591","#9136B5"],"tetradic":["#36B551","#365AB5","#B53699"],"splitComplementary":["#3699B5","#5136B5"],"monochromatic":["#D5B972","#B59136","#6E5821"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5B972","dark":"#6E5821","saturated":"#CE9C1C","desaturated":"#9B8650","pastel":"#D2C298","neon":"#FFBD14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":24.186773244895647},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":24.186773244895647},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":28.30194339616981},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":30.265491900843113},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":30.298514815086232}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B59136

#B59136 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B59136 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 181, 145, and 54, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.3034, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.07:1AA Pass

White text2.97:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B59136 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5B972#000000 text · best 11.01:1#D5B972

#99B536#000000 text · best 9.02:1#99B536

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

#CE9C1C#000000 text · best 8.4:1#CE9C1C

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

Generated Palette

#B59136#B59136

#365AB5#365AB5

#B55136#B55136

#99B536#99B536

#D5B972#D5B972

#6E5821#6E5821

Color Harmonies

#365AB5#365AB5

#B55136#B55136

#99B536#99B536

#36B591#36B591

#9136B5#9136B5

Variants

#D5B972#D5B972

#6E5821#6E5821

#CE9C1C#CE9C1C

#9B8650#9B8650

#D2C298#D2C298

#FFBD14#FFBD14

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peru#CD853F

Bronze#CD7F32

Copper#B87333

#B59136

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B59136

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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