HEX atlas value

#B85E1E

#B85E1E is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 94, 30, HSL 25, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.1829, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#B85E1E Sample readable text

HEX #B85E1E

RGB rgb(184, 94, 30)

HSL hsl(25 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.1829

Contrast Black 4.66:1White 4.51:1

CSS

--color-b85e1e: #B85E1E;
.background-b85e1e { background-color: #B85E1E; }
.text-b85e1e { color: #B85E1E; }

Luminance0.1829

Black text4.66:1AA Pass

White text4.51:1AA 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":"#B85E1E","rgb":[184,94,30],"hsl":[25,72,42],"cmyk":[0,49,84,28],"luminance":0.1829,"contrast":{"black":4.66,"white":4.51}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#693611","hex":"#693611","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.14,"contrastWhite":9.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B8AB1E","hex":"#B8AB1E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.88,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E28D50","hex":"#E28D50","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.16,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B81E2B","hex":"#B81E2B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.26,"contrastWhite":6.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.78,"contrastWhite":3.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b85e1e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1E78B8","analogous":["#B81E2B","#B8AB1E"],"triadic":["#1EB85E","#5E1EB8"],"tetradic":["#2BB81E","#1E78B8","#AB1EB8"],"splitComplementary":["#1EB8AB","#1E2BB8"],"monochromatic":["#E28D50","#B85E1E","#693611"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E28D50","dark":"#693611","saturated":"#D05A06","desaturated":"#A16236","pastel":"#DBA37B","neon":"#FF6A00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":30.528675044947494}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B85E1E

#B85E1E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #B85E1E is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 184, 94, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg 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 0.1829, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.66:1AA Pass

White text4.51:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B85E1E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.66:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.51:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#693611#FFFFFF text · best 9.83:1#693611

#B8AB1E#000000 text · best 8.88:1#B8AB1E

#E28D50#000000 text · best 8.16:1#E28D50

#B81E2B#FFFFFF text · best 6.45:1#B81E2B

Cinnamon#000000 text · best 5.78:1#D2691E

Generated Palette

#B85E1E#B85E1E

#1E78B8#1E78B8

#B81E2B#B81E2B

#B8AB1E#B8AB1E

#E28D50#E28D50

#693611#693611

Color Harmonies

#1E78B8#1E78B8

#B81E2B#B81E2B

#B8AB1E#B8AB1E

#1EB85E#1EB85E

#5E1EB8#5E1EB8

Variants

#E28D50#E28D50

#693611#693611

#D05A06#D05A06

#A16236#A16236

#DBA37B#DBA37B

#FF6A00#FF6A00

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Red Clay#B45A3C

#B85E1E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B85E1E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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