HEX atlas value

#B59987

#B59987 is a warm orange HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 153, 135, HSL 23, 24%, 62%, has luminance 0.3436, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#B59987 Sample readable text

HEX #B59987

RGB rgb(181, 153, 135)

HSL hsl(23 24% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 25, 29)

Luminance 0.3436

Contrast Black 7.87:1White 2.67:1

CSS

--color-b59987: #B59987;
.background-b59987 { background-color: #B59987; }
.text-b59987 { color: #B59987; }

Luminance0.3436

Black text7.87:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA 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":"#B59987","rgb":[181,153,135],"hsl":[23,24,62],"cmyk":[0,15,25,29],"luminance":0.3436,"contrast":{"black":7.87,"white":2.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8C9C0","hex":"#D8C9C0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.04,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5B087","hex":"#B5B087","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.52,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"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/b59987.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/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#87A4B5","analogous":["#B5878C","#B5B087"],"triadic":["#87B599","#9987B5"],"tetradic":["#8CB587","#87A4B5","#B087B5"],"splitComplementary":["#87B5B0","#878CB5"],"monochromatic":["#D8C9C0","#B59987","#8B6A55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8C9C0","dark":"#8B6A55","saturated":"#CB9472","desaturated":"#A09E9C","pastel":"#E1DDDB","neon":"#FFA166"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":14.594519519326424},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":16.186414056238647},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":21.354156504062622},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":24.596747752497688}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B59987

#B59987 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B59987 is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 181, 153, and 135, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg 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 0.3436, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.87:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B59987 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8C9C0#000000 text · best 13.04:1#D8C9C0

#B5B087#000000 text · best 9.52:1#B5B087

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

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Generated Palette

#B59987#B59987

#87A4B5#87A4B5

#B5878C#B5878C

#B5B087#B5B087

#D8C9C0#D8C9C0

#8B6A55#8B6A55

Color Harmonies

#87A4B5#87A4B5

#B5878C#B5878C

#B5B087#B5B087

#87B599#87B599

#9987B5#9987B5

Variants

#D8C9C0#D8C9C0

#8B6A55#8B6A55

#CB9472#CB9472

#A09E9C#A09E9C

#E1DDDB#E1DDDB

#FFA166#FFA166

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Driftwood#A69A8D

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Cement#A5A391

Greige#B0A999

#B59987

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B59987

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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