HEX atlas value

#BB9258

#BB9258 is a warm orange HEX color close to Antique Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 146, 88, HSL 35, 42%, 54%, has luminance 0.3183, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BB9258 Sample readable text

HEX #BB9258

RGB rgb(187, 146, 88)

HSL hsl(35 42% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 53, 27)

Luminance 0.3183

Contrast Black 7.37:1White 2.85:1

CSS

--color-bb9258: #BB9258;
.background-bb9258 { background-color: #BB9258; }
.text-bb9258 { color: #BB9258; }

Luminance0.3183

Black text7.37:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA 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":"#BB9258","rgb":[187,146,88],"hsl":[35,42,54],"cmyk":[0,22,53,27],"luminance":0.3183,"contrast":{"black":7.37,"white":2.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6BD9A","hex":"#D6BD9A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.6,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3BB58","hex":"#B3BB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.17,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D5963F","hex":"#D5963F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.26,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"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/bb9258.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5881BB","analogous":["#BB6158","#B3BB58"],"triadic":["#58BB92","#9258BB"],"tetradic":["#58BB61","#5881BB","#BB58B3"],"splitComplementary":["#58B3BB","#6158BB"],"monochromatic":["#D6BD9A","#BB9258","#826235"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6BD9A","dark":"#826235","saturated":"#D5963F","desaturated":"#A18E72","pastel":"#D8CCBB","neon":"#FFAE3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.331501776206203},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.331501776206203}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BB9258

#BB9258 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BB9258 is visually closest to Antique Gold, a named orange color with HEX #B08D57.

The RGB channels are 187, 146, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.3183, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.37:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BB9258 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.37:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6BD9A#000000 text · best 11.6:1#D6BD9A

#B3BB58#000000 text · best 10.17:1#B3BB58

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#D5963F#000000 text · best 8.26:1#D5963F

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Generated Palette

#BB9258#BB9258

#5881BB#5881BB

#BB6158#BB6158

#B3BB58#B3BB58

#D6BD9A#D6BD9A

#826235#826235

Color Harmonies

#5881BB#5881BB

#BB6158#BB6158

#B3BB58#B3BB58

#58BB92#58BB92

#9258BB#9258BB

Variants

#D6BD9A#D6BD9A

#826235#826235

#D5963F#D5963F

#A18E72#A18E72

#D8CCBB#D8CCBB

#FFAE3D#FFAE3D

Nearest Named Colors

Antique Gold#B08D57

Camel#C19A6B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#BB9258

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BB9258

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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