HEX atlas value

#B59387

#B59387 is a warm orange HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 147, 135, HSL 16, 24%, 62%, has luminance 0.3244, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#B59387 Sample readable text

HEX #B59387

RGB rgb(181, 147, 135)

HSL hsl(16 24% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 25, 29)

Luminance 0.3244

Contrast Black 7.49:1White 2.8:1

CSS

--color-b59387: #B59387;
.background-b59387 { background-color: #B59387; }
.text-b59387 { color: #B59387; }

Luminance0.3244

Black text7.49:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA 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":"#B59387","rgb":[181,147,135],"hsl":[16,24,62],"cmyk":[0,19,25,29],"luminance":0.3244,"contrast":{"black":7.49,"white":2.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8C6C0","hex":"#D8C6C0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.76,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5AB87","hex":"#B5AB87","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.14,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#87A9B5","hex":"#87A9B5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.37,"contrastWhite":2.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Rosy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b59387.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#87A9B5","analogous":["#B58792","#B5AB87"],"triadic":["#87B593","#9387B5"],"tetradic":["#92B587","#87A9B5","#AB87B5"],"splitComplementary":["#87B5AB","#8792B5"],"monochromatic":["#D8C6C0","#B59387","#8B6455"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8C6C0","dark":"#8B6455","saturated":"#CB8972","desaturated":"#A09D9C","pastel":"#E1DCDB","neon":"#FF8F66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":17.60681686165901},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":22.759613353482084},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":24.73863375370596},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":25.199206336708304}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B59387

#B59387 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B59387 is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 181, 147, and 135, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 24% saturation and 62% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3244, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.49:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B59387 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8C6C0#000000 text · best 12.76:1#D8C6C0

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

#B5AB87#000000 text · best 9.14:1#B5AB87

#87A9B5#000000 text · best 8.37:1#87A9B5

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Generated Palette

#B59387#B59387

#87A9B5#87A9B5

#B58792#B58792

#B5AB87#B5AB87

#D8C6C0#D8C6C0

#8B6455#8B6455

Color Harmonies

#87A9B5#87A9B5

#B58792#B58792

#B5AB87#B5AB87

#87B593#87B593

#9387B5#9387B5

Variants

#D8C6C0#D8C6C0

#8B6455#8B6455

#CB8972#CB8972

#A09D9C#A09D9C

#E1DCDB#E1DCDB

#FF8F66#FF8F66

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Driftwood#A69A8D

Dusty Rose#C08081

Cement#A5A391

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#B59387

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B59387

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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