HEX atlas value

#BB7358

#BB7358 is a warm orange HEX color close to Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 115, 88, HSL 16, 42%, 54%, has luminance 0.2353, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BB7358 Sample readable text

HEX #BB7358

RGB rgb(187, 115, 88)

HSL hsl(16 42% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 53, 27)

Luminance 0.2353

Contrast Black 5.71:1White 3.68:1

CSS

--color-bb7358: #BB7358;
.background-bb7358 { background-color: #BB7358; }
.text-bb7358 { color: #BB7358; }

Luminance0.2353

Black text5.71:1AA Pass

White text3.68:1AA 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":"#BB7358","rgb":[187,115,88],"hsl":[16,42,54],"cmyk":[0,39,53,27],"luminance":0.2353,"contrast":{"black":5.71,"white":3.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6AA9A","hex":"#D6AA9A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.08,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BBA458","hex":"#BBA458","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.56,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#58A1BB","hex":"#58A1BB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.23,"contrastWhite":2.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#824A35","hex":"#824A35","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.98,"contrastWhite":7.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#D5673F","hex":"#D5673F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.84,"contrastWhite":3.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bb7358.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#58A1BB","analogous":["#BB586F","#BBA458"],"triadic":["#58BB73","#7358BB"],"tetradic":["#6FBB58","#58A1BB","#A458BB"],"splitComplementary":["#58BBA4","#586FBB"],"monochromatic":["#D6AA9A","#BB7358","#824A35"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6AA9A","dark":"#824A35","saturated":"#D5673F","desaturated":"#A17F72","pastel":"#D8C3BB","neon":"#FF713D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":14.628738838327793},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":17.578395831246947},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":21.118712081942874}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BB7358

#BB7358 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BB7358 is visually closest to Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B66A50.

The RGB channels are 187, 115, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 42% saturation and 54% 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 0.2353, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.71:1AA Pass

White text3.68:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BB7358 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.71:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.68:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6AA9A#000000 text · best 10.08:1#D6AA9A

#BBA458#000000 text · best 8.56:1#BBA458

#58A1BB#000000 text · best 7.23:1#58A1BB

#824A35#FFFFFF text · best 7.05:1#824A35

#D5673F#000000 text · best 5.84:1#D5673F

Generated Palette

#BB7358#BB7358

#58A1BB#58A1BB

#BB586F#BB586F

#BBA458#BBA458

#D6AA9A#D6AA9A

#824A35#824A35

Color Harmonies

#58A1BB#58A1BB

#BB586F#BB586F

#BBA458#BBA458

#58BB73#58BB73

#7358BB#7358BB

Variants

#D6AA9A#D6AA9A

#824A35#824A35

#D5673F#D5673F

#A17F72#A17F72

#D8C3BB#D8C3BB

#FF713D#FF713D

Nearest Named Colors

Clay#B66A50

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Caramel#AF6E4D

Adobe#BD6C48

Oak#A8754F

#BB7358

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BB7358

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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