HEX atlas value

#B5974A

#B5974A is a warm orange HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 151, 74, HSL 43, 42%, 50%, has luminance 0.3245, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#B5974A Sample readable text

HEX #B5974A

RGB rgb(181, 151, 74)

HSL hsl(43 42% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 59, 29)

Luminance 0.3245

Contrast Black 7.49:1White 2.8:1

CSS

--color-b5974a: #B5974A;
.background-b5974a { background-color: #B5974A; }
.text-b5974a { color: #B5974A; }

Luminance0.3245

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":"#B5974A","rgb":[181,151,74],"hsl":[43,42,50],"cmyk":[0,17,59,29],"luminance":0.3245,"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":"#D0BC8B","hex":"#D0BC8B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.25,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9EB54A","hex":"#9EB54A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D1A32E","hex":"#D1A32E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.99,"contrastWhite":2.34,"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":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"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/b5974a.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/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A68B5","analogous":["#B5614A","#9EB54A"],"triadic":["#4AB597","#974AB5"],"tetradic":["#4AB561","#4A68B5","#B54A9E"],"splitComplementary":["#4A9EB5","#614AB5"],"monochromatic":["#D0BC8B","#B5974A","#74602F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0BC8B","dark":"#74602F","saturated":"#D1A32E","desaturated":"#998B66","pastel":"#D0C7AE","neon":"#FFC229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":17},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":17},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":31.953090617340916},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":35.24202037341219}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B5974A

#B5974A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B5974A is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 181, 151, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.3245, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.00, 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 #B5974A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0BC8B#000000 text · best 11.25:1#D0BC8B

#9EB54A#000000 text · best 9.16:1#9EB54A

#D1A32E#000000 text · best 8.99:1#D1A32E

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

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Generated Palette

#B5974A#B5974A

#4A68B5#4A68B5

#B5614A#B5614A

#9EB54A#9EB54A

#D0BC8B#D0BC8B

#74602F#74602F

Color Harmonies

#4A68B5#4A68B5

#B5614A#B5614A

#9EB54A#9EB54A

#4AB597#4AB597

#974AB5#974AB5

Variants

#D0BC8B#D0BC8B

#74602F#74602F

#D1A32E#D1A32E

#998B66#998B66

#D0C7AE#D0C7AE

#FFC229#FFC229

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Antique Gold#B08D57

Peru#CD853F

Camel#C19A6B

#B5974A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B5974A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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