HEX atlas value

#B8631E

#B8631E is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 99, 30, HSL 27, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.1921, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#B8631E Sample readable text

HEX #B8631E

RGB rgb(184, 99, 30)

HSL hsl(27 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.1921

Contrast Black 4.84:1White 4.34:1

CSS

--color-b8631e: #B8631E;
.background-b8631e { background-color: #B8631E; }
.text-b8631e { color: #B8631E; }

Luminance0.1921

Black text4.84:1AA Pass

White text4.34:1AA 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":"#B8631E","rgb":[184,99,30],"hsl":[27,72,42],"cmyk":[0,46,84,28],"luminance":0.1921,"contrast":{"black":4.84,"white":4.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#693911","hex":"#693911","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.19,"contrastWhite":9.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B8B11E","hex":"#B8B11E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.35,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E29250","hex":"#E29250","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.46,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B81E26","hex":"#B81E26","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.25,"contrastWhite":6.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b8631e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1E73B8","analogous":["#B81E26","#B8B11E"],"triadic":["#1EB863","#631EB8"],"tetradic":["#26B81E","#1E73B8","#B11EB8"],"splitComplementary":["#1EB8B1","#1E26B8"],"monochromatic":["#E29250","#B8631E","#693911"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E29250","dark":"#693911","saturated":"#D06106","desaturated":"#A16636","pastel":"#DBA67B","neon":"#FF7300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":26.40075756488817},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":26.40075756488817},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.68332812825267},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.68332812825267},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":28.5657137141714}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8631E

#B8631E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #B8631E is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 184, 99, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg 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 0.1921, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.84:1AA Pass

White text4.34:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8631E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.84:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#693911#FFFFFF text · best 9.57:1#693911

#B8B11E#000000 text · best 9.35:1#B8B11E

#E29250#000000 text · best 8.46:1#E29250

#B81E26#FFFFFF text · best 6.46:1#B81E26

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

Generated Palette

#B8631E#B8631E

#1E73B8#1E73B8

#B81E26#B81E26

#B8B11E#B8B11E

#E29250#E29250

#693911#693911

Color Harmonies

#1E73B8#1E73B8

#B81E26#B81E26

#B8B11E#B8B11E

#1EB863#1EB863

#631EB8#631EB8

Variants

#E29250#E29250

#693911#693911

#D06106#D06106

#A16636#A16636

#DBA67B#DBA67B

#FF7300#FF7300

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

#B8631E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8631E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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