Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#B87333

#B87333 is a warm orange HEX color nearest Copper. RGB 184, 115, 51, HSL 29° 57% 46%, luminance 0.2269; view contrast and conversions.

orangewarmearth-tone
#B87333 Sample readable text
HEX #B87333
RGB rgb(184, 115, 51)
HSL hsl(29 57% 46%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 72, 28)
Luminance 0.2269
Contrast Black 5.54:1White 3.79:1

CSS

--color-b87333: #B87333;
.background-b87333 { background-color: #B87333; }
.text-b87333 { color: #B87333; }

HEX meaning and use

About #B87333

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

The RGB channels are 184, 115, and 51, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 57% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2269, 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 text5.54:1AA Pass
White text3.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B87333 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.54:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF3.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8B632#B8B632 · #000000 text · best 9.78:1#D8A16F#D8A16F · #000000 text · best 9.25:1#70461F#70461F · #FFFFFF text · best 8.13:1Bronze#CD7F32 · #000000 text · best 6.68:1#D27219#D27219 · #000000 text · best 6.16:1

Generated Palette

Polished Copper#B87333
#3278B8#3278B8
#B83235#B83235
#B8B632#B8B632
#D8A16F#D8A16F
#70461F#70461F

Color Harmonies

#3278B8#3278B8
#B83235#B83235
#B8B632#B8B632
#32B873#32B873
#7332B8#7332B8

Variants

#D8A16F#D8A16F
#70461F#70461F
#D27219#D27219
#9E744C#9E744C
#D4B496#D4B496
#FF8614#FF8614

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333
Polished Copper#B87333
Adobe#BD6C48
Bronze#CD7F32
Desert Clay#B86D4B

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2269
Black text5.54:1AA Pass
White text3.79:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#B87333","rgb":[184,115,51],"hsl":[29,57,46],"cmyk":[0,38,72,28],"luminance":0.2269,"contrast":{"black":5.54,"white":3.79}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#B8B632","hex":"#B8B632","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.78,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D8A16F","hex":"#D8A16F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.25,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#70461F","hex":"#70461F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#D27219","hex":"#D27219","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.16,"contrastWhite":3.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b87333.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/adobe.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#3278B8","analogous":["#B83235","#B8B632"],"triadic":["#32B873","#7332B8"],"tetradic":["#35B832","#3278B8","#B632B8"],"splitComplementary":["#32B8B6","#3235B8"],"monochromatic":["#D8A16F","#B87333","#70461F"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D8A16F","dark":"#70461F","saturated":"#D27219","desaturated":"#9E744C","pastel":"#D4B496","neon":"#FF8614"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":0},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":0},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":22.693611435820433},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":24.73863375370596}]
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