HEX atlas value

#B86D4B

#B86D4B is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 109, 75, HSL 19, 43%, 51%, has luminance 0.2164, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#B86D4B Sample readable text

HEX #B86D4B

RGB rgb(184, 109, 75)

HSL hsl(19 43% 51%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 59, 28)

Luminance 0.2164

Contrast Black 5.33:1White 3.94:1

CSS

--color-b86d4b: #B86D4B;
.background-b86d4b { background-color: #B86D4B; }
.text-b86d4b { color: #B86D4B; }

Luminance0.2164

Black text5.33:1AA Pass

White text3.94:1AA 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":"#B86D4B","rgb":[184,109,75],"hsl":[19,43,51],"cmyk":[0,41,59,28],"luminance":0.2164,"contrast":{"black":5.33,"white":3.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2A38E","hex":"#D2A38E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.37,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B8A44C","hex":"#B8A44C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.45,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#784730","hex":"#784730","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.74,"contrastWhite":7.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4C96B8","hex":"#4C96B8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.36,"contrastWhite":3.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#D36431","hex":"#D36431","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.64,"contrastWhite":3.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Desert Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b86d4b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4C96B8","analogous":["#B84C60","#B8A44C"],"triadic":["#4CB86E","#6E4CB8"],"tetradic":["#60B84C","#4C96B8","#A44CB8"],"splitComplementary":["#4CB8A4","#4C60B8"],"monochromatic":["#D2A38E","#B86D4B","#784730"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2A38E","dark":"#784730","saturated":"#D36431","desaturated":"#9C7868","pastel":"#D3BCB1","neon":"#FF702E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":0},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":5.916079783099616},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":18.33030277982336}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B86D4B

#B86D4B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #B86D4B is visually closest to Desert Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B86D4B.

The RGB channels are 184, 109, and 75, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 43% saturation and 51% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2164, 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 text5.33:1AA Pass

White text3.94:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B86D4B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.33:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2A38E#000000 text · best 9.37:1#D2A38E

#B8A44C#000000 text · best 8.45:1#B8A44C

#784730#FFFFFF text · best 7.66:1#784730

#4C96B8#000000 text · best 6.36:1#4C96B8

#D36431#000000 text · best 5.64:1#D36431

Generated Palette

Desert Clay#B86D4B

#4C96B8#4C96B8

#B84C60#B84C60

#B8A44C#B8A44C

#D2A38E#D2A38E

#784730#784730

Color Harmonies

#4C96B8#4C96B8

#B84C60#B84C60

#B8A44C#B8A44C

#4CB86E#4CB86E

#6E4CB8#6E4CB8

Variants

#D2A38E#D2A38E

#784730#784730

#D36431#D36431

#9C7868#9C7868

#D3BCB1#D3BCB1

#FF702E#FF702E

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Adobe#BD6C48

Clay#B66A50

Caramel#AF6E4D

Oak#A8754F

#B86D4B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B86D4B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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