HEX atlas value

#B8440A

#B8440A is a warm orange HEX color close to Rust. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 68, 10, HSL 20, 90%, 38%, has luminance 0.1435, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#B8440A Sample readable text

HEX #B8440A

RGB rgb(184, 68, 10)

HSL hsl(20 90% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 63, 95, 28)

Luminance 0.1435

Contrast Black 3.87:1White 5.43:1

CSS

--color-b8440a: #B8440A;
.background-b8440a { background-color: #B8440A; }
.text-b8440a { color: #B8440A; }

Luminance0.1435

Black text3.87:1AA Fail

White text5.43:1AA Pass

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":"#B8440A","rgb":[184,68,10],"hsl":[20,90,38],"cmyk":[0,63,95,28],"luminance":0.1435,"contrast":{"black":3.87,"white":5.43}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#612405","hex":"#612405","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.76,"contrastWhite":11.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B89B0A","hex":"#B89B0A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.73,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#F46D2A","hex":"#F46D2A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.07,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B80A27","hex":"#B80A27","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.11,"contrastWhite":6.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Rust adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b8440a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0A7EB8","analogous":["#B80A27","#B89B0A"],"triadic":["#0AB844","#440AB8"],"tetradic":["#27B80A","#0A7EB8","#9B0AB8"],"splitComplementary":["#0AB89B","#0A27B8"],"monochromatic":["#F46D2A","#B8440A","#612405"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F46D2A","dark":"#612405","saturated":"#C24100","desaturated":"#A34B1F","pastel":"#E7895A","neon":"#EB4E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":5.0990195135927845},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":13.416407864998739},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":33.34666400106613},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":42.04759208325728}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8440A

#B8440A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #B8440A is visually closest to Rust, a named orange color with HEX #B7410E.

The RGB channels are 184, 68, and 10, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 90% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1435, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.87:1AA Fail

White text5.43:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8440A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.87:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.43:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#612405#FFFFFF text · best 11.92:1#612405

#B89B0A#000000 text · best 7.73:1#B89B0A

Pompeian Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.21:1#A42A04

#F46D2A#000000 text · best 7.07:1#F46D2A

#B80A27#FFFFFF text · best 6.75:1#B80A27

Generated Palette

#B8440A#B8440A

#0A7EB8#0A7EB8

#B80A27#B80A27

#B89B0A#B89B0A

#F46D2A#F46D2A

#612405#612405

Color Harmonies

#0A7EB8#0A7EB8

#B80A27#B80A27

#B89B0A#B89B0A

#0AB844#0AB844

#440AB8#440AB8

Variants

#F46D2A#F46D2A

#612405#612405

#C24100#C24100

#A34B1F#A34B1F

#E7895A#E7895A

#EB4E00#EB4E00

Nearest Named Colors

Rust#B7410E

Mahogany#C04000

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Firebrick#B22222

#B8440A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8440A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides