HEX atlas value

#B5A087

#B5A087 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sage Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 160, 135, HSL 33, 24%, 62%, has luminance 0.3671, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#B5A087 Sample readable text

HEX #B5A087

RGB rgb(181, 160, 135)

HSL hsl(33 24% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 25, 29)

Luminance 0.3671

Contrast Black 8.34:1White 2.52:1

CSS

--color-b5a087: #B5A087;
.background-b5a087 { background-color: #B5A087; }
.text-b5a087 { color: #B5A087; }

Luminance0.3671

Black text8.34:1AA Pass

White text2.52:1AA 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":"#B5A087","rgb":[181,160,135],"hsl":[33,24,62],"cmyk":[0,12,25,29],"luminance":0.3671,"contrast":{"black":8.34,"white":2.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8CDC0","hex":"#D8CDC0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.41,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3B587","hex":"#B3B587","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.88,"contrastWhite":2.13,"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":"#CBA372","hex":"#CBA372","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.02,"contrastWhite":2.33,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Sage Gray 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/b5a087.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#879CB5","analogous":["#B58987","#B3B587"],"triadic":["#87B5A0","#A087B5"],"tetradic":["#87B589","#879CB5","#B587B3"],"splitComplementary":["#87B3B5","#8987B5"],"monochromatic":["#D8CDC0","#B5A087","#8B7355"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8CDC0","dark":"#8B7355","saturated":"#CBA372","desaturated":"#A09E9C","pastel":"#E1DEDB","neon":"#FFBA66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":12.409673645990857},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":20.049937655763422},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":20.73644135332772}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B5A087

#B5A087 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B5A087 is visually closest to Sage Gray, a named yellow color with HEX #B2AC88.

The RGB channels are 181, 160, and 135, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.3671, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.34:1AA Pass

White text2.52:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B5A087 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8CDC0#000000 text · best 13.41:1#D8CDC0

#B3B587#000000 text · best 9.88:1#B3B587

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

#CBA372#000000 text · best 9.02:1#CBA372

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

Generated Palette

#B5A087#B5A087

#879CB5#879CB5

#B58987#B58987

#B3B587#B3B587

#D8CDC0#D8CDC0

#8B7355#8B7355

Color Harmonies

#879CB5#879CB5

#B58987#B58987

#B3B587#B3B587

#87B5A0#87B5A0

#A087B5#A087B5

Variants

#D8CDC0#D8CDC0

#8B7355#8B7355

#CBA372#CBA372

#A09E9C#A09E9C

#E1DEDB#E1DEDB

#FFBA66#FFBA66

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Driftwood#A69A8D

Cement#A5A391

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Greige#B0A999

#B5A087

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B5A087

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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