HEX atlas value

#BB8658

#BB8658 is a warm orange HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 134, 88, HSL 28, 42%, 54%, has luminance 0.2832, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BB8658 Sample readable text

HEX #BB8658

RGB rgb(187, 134, 88)

HSL hsl(28 42% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 53, 27)

Luminance 0.2832

Contrast Black 6.66:1White 3.15:1

CSS

--color-bb8658: #BB8658;
.background-bb8658 { background-color: #BB8658; }
.text-bb8658 { color: #BB8658; }

Luminance0.2832

Black text6.66:1AA Pass

White text3.15:1AA 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":"#BB8658","rgb":[187,134,88],"hsl":[28,42,54],"cmyk":[0,28,53,27],"luminance":0.2832,"contrast":{"black":6.66,"white":3.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6B69A","hex":"#D6B69A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.02,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BBB858","hex":"#BBB858","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.11,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#D5853F","hex":"#D5853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.26,"contrastWhite":2.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Antique Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bb8658.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#588DBB","analogous":["#BB585C","#BBB858"],"triadic":["#58BB86","#8658BB"],"tetradic":["#5CBB58","#588DBB","#B858BB"],"splitComplementary":["#58BBB8","#585CBB"],"monochromatic":["#D6B69A","#BB8658","#825935"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6B69A","dark":"#825935","saturated":"#D5853F","desaturated":"#A18872","pastel":"#D8C8BB","neon":"#FF983D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":28.337254630609507}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BB8658

#BB8658 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BB8658 is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 187, 134, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.2832, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.66:1AA Pass

White text3.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BB8658 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.66:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6B69A#000000 text · best 11.02:1#D6B69A

#BBB858#000000 text · best 10.11:1#BBB858

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

#D5853F#000000 text · best 7.26:1#D5853F

Generated Palette

#BB8658#BB8658

#588DBB#588DBB

#BB585C#BB585C

#BBB858#BBB858

#D6B69A#D6B69A

#825935#825935

Color Harmonies

#588DBB#588DBB

#BB585C#BB585C

#BBB858#BBB858

#58BB86#58BB86

#8658BB#8658BB

Variants

#D6B69A#D6B69A

#825935#825935

#D5853F#D5853F

#A18872#A18872

#D8C8BB#D8C8BB

#FF983D#FF983D

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Camel#C19A6B

Desert Clay#B86D4B

#BB8658

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BB8658

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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