HEX atlas value

#B84F1E

#B84F1E is a warm orange HEX color close to Rust. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 79, 30, HSL 19, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.1588, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#B84F1E Sample readable text

HEX #B84F1E

RGB rgb(184, 79, 30)

HSL hsl(19 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 57, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.1588

Contrast Black 4.18:1White 5.03:1

CSS

--color-b84f1e: #B84F1E;
.background-b84f1e { background-color: #B84F1E; }
.text-b84f1e { color: #B84F1E; }

Luminance0.1588

Black text4.18:1AA Fail

White text5.03:1AA 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":"#B84F1E","rgb":[184,79,30],"hsl":[19,72,42],"cmyk":[0,57,84,28],"luminance":0.1588,"contrast":{"black":4.18,"white":5.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#692D11","hex":"#692D11","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.98,"contrastWhite":10.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B89C1E","hex":"#B89C1E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#E27E50","hex":"#E27E50","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.33,"contrastWhite":2.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B81E3A","hex":"#B81E3A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.28,"contrastWhite":6.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.74,"contrastWhite":5.61,"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/b84f1e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1E87B8","analogous":["#B81E3A","#B89C1E"],"triadic":["#1EB84F","#4F1EB8"],"tetradic":["#3AB81E","#1E87B8","#9C1EB8"],"splitComplementary":["#1EB89C","#1E3AB8"],"monochromatic":["#E27E50","#B84F1E","#692D11"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E27E50","dark":"#692D11","saturated":"#D04606","desaturated":"#A15736","pastel":"#DB997B","neon":"#FF5100"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":21.283796653792763},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":32.202484376209235},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":34.48187929913333},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":36.55133376499413}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B84F1E

#B84F1E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #B84F1E is visually closest to Rust, a named orange color with HEX #B7410E.

The RGB channels are 184, 79, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 72% saturation and 42% 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 0.1588, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.18:1AA Fail

White text5.03:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B84F1E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.18:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.03:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#692D11#FFFFFF text · best 10.58:1#692D11

#B89C1E#000000 text · best 7.81:1#B89C1E

#E27E50#000000 text · best 7.33:1#E27E50

#B81E3A#FFFFFF text · best 6.39:1#B81E3A

Sienna#FFFFFF text · best 5.61:1#A0522D

Generated Palette

#B84F1E#B84F1E

#1E87B8#1E87B8

#B81E3A#B81E3A

#B89C1E#B89C1E

#E27E50#E27E50

#692D11#692D11

Color Harmonies

#1E87B8#1E87B8

#B81E3A#B81E3A

#B89C1E#B89C1E

#1EB84F#1EB84F

#4F1EB8#4F1EB8

Variants

#E27E50#E27E50

#692D11#692D11

#D04606#D04606

#A15736#A15736

#DB997B#DB997B

#FF5100#FF5100

Nearest Named Colors

Rust#B7410E

Sienna#A0522D

Red Clay#B45A3C

Mahogany#C04000

Burnt Orange#CC5500

#B84F1E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B84F1E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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