HEX atlas value

#BB7B58

#BB7B58 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 123, 88, HSL 21, 42%, 54%, has luminance 0.2544, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BB7B58 Sample readable text

HEX #BB7B58

RGB rgb(187, 123, 88)

HSL hsl(21 42% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 53, 27)

Luminance 0.2544

Contrast Black 6.09:1White 3.45:1

CSS

--color-bb7b58: #BB7B58;
.background-bb7b58 { background-color: #BB7B58; }
.text-bb7b58 { color: #BB7B58; }

Luminance0.2544

Black text6.09:1AA Pass

White text3.45:1AA 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":"#BB7B58","rgb":[187,123,88],"hsl":[21,42,54],"cmyk":[0,34,53,27],"luminance":0.2544,"contrast":{"black":6.09,"white":3.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6AF9A","hex":"#D6AF9A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.46,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BBAC58","hex":"#BBAC58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#825035","hex":"#825035","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.15,"contrastWhite":6.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#5898BB","hex":"#5898BB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.62,"contrastWhite":3.17,"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bb7b58.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5898BB","analogous":["#BB5867","#BBAC58"],"triadic":["#58BB7B","#7B58BB"],"tetradic":["#67BB58","#5898BB","#AC58BB"],"splitComplementary":["#58BBAC","#5867BB"],"monochromatic":["#D6AF9A","#BB7B58","#825035"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6AF9A","dark":"#825035","saturated":"#D5733F","desaturated":"#A18372","pastel":"#D8C5BB","neon":"#FF813D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":19.44222209522358},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":21.863211109075447}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BB7B58

#BB7B58 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BB7B58 is visually closest to Desert Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B86D4B.

The RGB channels are 187, 123, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.2544, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.09:1AA Pass

White text3.45:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BB7B58 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.09:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6AF9A#000000 text · best 10.46:1#D6AF9A

#BBAC58#000000 text · best 9.15:1#BBAC58

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

#825035#FFFFFF text · best 6.67:1#825035

#5898BB#000000 text · best 6.62:1#5898BB

Generated Palette

#BB7B58#BB7B58

#5898BB#5898BB

#BB5867#BB5867

#BBAC58#BBAC58

#D6AF9A#D6AF9A

#825035#825035

Color Harmonies

#5898BB#5898BB

#BB5867#BB5867

#BBAC58#BBAC58

#58BB7B#58BB7B

#7B58BB#7B58BB

Variants

#D6AF9A#D6AF9A

#825035#825035

#D5733F#D5733F

#A18372#A18372

#D8C5BB#D8C5BB

#FF813D#FF813D

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Clay#B66A50

Caramel#AF6E4D

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

#BB7B58

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BB7B58

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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