HEX atlas value

#B8751E

#B8751E is a warm orange HEX color close to Ochre. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 117, 30, HSL 34, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.2301, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#B8751E Sample readable text

HEX #B8751E

RGB rgb(184, 117, 30)

HSL hsl(34 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.2301

Contrast Black 5.6:1White 3.75:1

CSS

--color-b8751e: #B8751E;
.background-b8751e { background-color: #B8751E; }
.text-b8751e { color: #B8751E; }

Luminance0.2301

Black text5.6:1AA Pass

White text3.75:1AA 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":"#B8751E","rgb":[184,117,30],"hsl":[34,72,42],"cmyk":[0,36,84,28],"luminance":0.2301,"contrast":{"black":5.6,"white":3.75}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AEB81E","hex":"#AEB81E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.67,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2A350","hex":"#E2A350","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.59,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#694311","hex":"#694311","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.45,"contrastWhite":3.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#D07906","hex":"#D07906","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.42,"contrastWhite":3.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Ochre adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b8751e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1E61B8","analogous":["#B8281E","#AEB81E"],"triadic":["#1EB875","#751EB8"],"tetradic":["#1EB828","#1E61B8","#B81EAE"],"splitComplementary":["#1EAEB8","#281EB8"],"monochromatic":["#E2A350","#B8751E","#694311"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E2A350","dark":"#694311","saturated":"#D07906","desaturated":"#A17236","pastel":"#DBB17B","neon":"#FF9100"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":21.095023109728988},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":21.095023109728988},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":28.635642126552707}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8751E

#B8751E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #B8751E is visually closest to Ochre, a named orange color with HEX #CC7722.

The RGB channels are 184, 117, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.2301, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.6:1AA Pass

White text3.75:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8751E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.6:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AEB81E#000000 text · best 9.67:1#AEB81E

#E2A350#000000 text · best 9.59:1#E2A350

#694311#FFFFFF text · best 8.71:1#694311

Dark Goldenrod#000000 text · best 6.45:1#B8860B

#D07906#000000 text · best 6.42:1#D07906

Generated Palette

#B8751E#B8751E

#1E61B8#1E61B8

#B8281E#B8281E

#AEB81E#AEB81E

#E2A350#E2A350

#694311#694311

Color Harmonies

#1E61B8#1E61B8

#B8281E#B8281E

#AEB81E#AEB81E

#1EB875#1EB875

#751EB8#751EB8

Variants

#E2A350#E2A350

#694311#694311

#D07906#D07906

#A17236#A17236

#DBB17B#DBB17B

#FF9100#FF9100

Nearest Named Colors

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Chocolate#D2691E

#B8751E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8751E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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