Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#B66A50

#B66A50 is a warm orange HEX color nearest Clay. RGB 182, 106, 80, HSL 15° 41% 51%, luminance 0.2083; view contrast and conversions.

orangewarmearth-tone
#B66A50 Sample readable text
HEX #B66A50
RGB rgb(182, 106, 80)
HSL hsl(15 41% 51%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 56, 29)
Luminance 0.2083
Contrast Black 5.17:1White 4.07:1

CSS

--color-b66a50: #B66A50;
.background-b66a50 { background-color: #B66A50; }
.text-b66a50 { color: #B66A50; }

HEX meaning and use

About #B66A50

#B66A50 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B66A50 is visually closest to Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B66A50.

The RGB channels are 182, 106, and 80, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 41% saturation and 51% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2083, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.17:1AA Pass
White text4.07:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B66A50 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.17:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF4.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0A090#D0A090 · #000000 text · best 9.11:1#774332#774332 · #FFFFFF text · best 7.97:1#B59C4F#B59C4F · #000000 text · best 7.83:1#4F9CB5#4F9CB5 · #000000 text · best 6.76:1Adobe#BD6C48 · #000000 text · best 5.4:1

Generated Palette

Clay#B66A50
#4F9CB5#4F9CB5
#B54F68#B54F68
#B59C4F#B59C4F
#D0A090#D0A090
#774332#774332

Color Harmonies

#4F9CB5#4F9CB5
#B54F68#B54F68
#B59C4F#B59C4F
#4FB568#4FB568
#684FB5#684FB5

Variants

#D0A090#D0A090
#774332#774332
#D15B33#D15B33
#9A766A#9A766A
#D2BAB2#D2BAB2
#FF622E#FF622E

Nearest Named Colors

Clay#B66A50
Desert Clay#B86D4B
Caramel#AF6E4D
Adobe#BD6C48
Oak#A8754F

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2083
Black text5.17:1AA Pass
White text4.07:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#B66A50","rgb":[182,106,80],"hsl":[15,41,51],"cmyk":[0,42,56,29],"luminance":0.2083,"contrast":{"black":5.17,"white":4.07}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#D0A090","hex":"#D0A090","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#774332","hex":"#774332","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.63,"contrastWhite":7.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B59C4F","hex":"#B59C4F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.83,"contrastWhite":2.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#4F9CB5","hex":"#4F9CB5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.76,"contrastWhite":3.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.4,"contrastWhite":3.89,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b66a50.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#4F9CB5","analogous":["#B54F68","#B59C4F"],"triadic":["#4FB568","#684FB5"],"tetradic":["#68B54F","#4F9CB5","#9C4FB5"],"splitComplementary":["#4FB59C","#4F68B5"],"monochromatic":["#D0A090","#B66A50","#774332"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D0A090","dark":"#774332","saturated":"#D15B33","desaturated":"#9A766A","pastel":"#D2BAB2","neon":"#FF622E"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":0},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":8.602325267042627},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":17.832554500127006}]
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