HEX atlas value

#B8851E

#B8851E is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 133, 30, HSL 40, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.2706, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#B8851E Sample readable text

HEX #B8851E

RGB rgb(184, 133, 30)

HSL hsl(40 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.2706

Contrast Black 6.41:1White 3.28:1

CSS

--color-b8851e: #B8851E;
.background-b8851e { background-color: #B8851E; }
.text-b8851e { color: #B8851E; }

Luminance0.2706

Black text6.41:1AA Pass

White text3.28:1AA 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":"#B8851E","rgb":[184,133,30],"hsl":[40,72,42],"cmyk":[0,28,84,28],"luminance":0.2706,"contrast":{"black":6.41,"white":3.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E2B150","hex":"#E2B150","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.64,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FB81E","hex":"#9FB81E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.35,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#694C11","hex":"#694C11","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.64,"contrastWhite":7.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D08D06","hex":"#D08D06","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.49,"contrastWhite":2.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#1E51B8","hex":"#1E51B8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.92,"contrastWhite":7.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b8851e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1E51B8","analogous":["#B8381E","#9FB81E"],"triadic":["#1EB885","#851EB8"],"tetradic":["#1EB838","#1E51B8","#B81E9F"],"splitComplementary":["#1E9FB8","#381EB8"],"monochromatic":["#E2B150","#B8851E","#694C11"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E2B150","dark":"#694C11","saturated":"#D08D06","desaturated":"#A17D36","pastel":"#DBBB7B","neon":"#FFAA00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":24.73863375370596},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":27.65863337187866},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":27.65863337187866},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":29.614185789921695}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8851E

#B8851E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #B8851E is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 184, 133, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.2706, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.41:1AA Pass

White text3.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8851E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.41:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E2B150#000000 text · best 10.64:1#E2B150

#9FB81E#000000 text · best 9.35:1#9FB81E

#694C11#FFFFFF text · best 7.95:1#694C11

#D08D06#000000 text · best 7.49:1#D08D06

#1E51B8#FFFFFF text · best 7.18:1#1E51B8

Generated Palette

#B8851E#B8851E

#1E51B8#1E51B8

#B8381E#B8381E

#9FB81E#9FB81E

#E2B150#E2B150

#694C11#694C11

Color Harmonies

#1E51B8#1E51B8

#B8381E#B8381E

#9FB81E#9FB81E

#1EB885#1EB885

#851EB8#851EB8

Variants

#E2B150#E2B150

#694C11#694C11

#D08D06#D08D06

#A17D36#A17D36

#DBBB7B#DBBB7B

#FFAA00#FFAA00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Bronze#CD7F32

#B8851E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8851E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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