HEX atlas value

#BD6542

#BD6542 is a warm orange HEX color close to Adobe. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 101, 66, HSL 17, 48%, 50%, has luminance 0.2052, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BD6542 Sample readable text

HEX #BD6542

RGB rgb(189, 101, 66)

HSL hsl(17 48% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 47, 65, 26)

Luminance 0.2052

Contrast Black 5.1:1White 4.11:1

CSS

--color-bd6542: #BD6542;
.background-bd6542 { background-color: #BD6542; }
.text-bd6542 { color: #BD6542; }

Luminance0.2052

Black text5.1:1AA Pass

White text4.11:1AA 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":"#BD6542","rgb":[189,101,66],"hsl":[17,48,50],"cmyk":[0,47,65,26],"luminance":0.2052,"contrast":{"black":5.1,"white":4.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D59C86","hex":"#D59C86","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.93,"contrastWhite":2.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDA242","hex":"#BDA242","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.41,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#79412A","hex":"#79412A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#429ABD","hex":"#429ABD","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.59,"contrastWhite":3.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#D95926","hex":"#D95926","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.41,"contrastWhite":3.88,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Adobe adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bd6542.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#429ABD","analogous":["#BD425D","#BDA242"],"triadic":["#42BD65","#6542BD"],"tetradic":["#5DBD42","#429ABD","#A242BD"],"splitComplementary":["#42BDA2","#425DBD"],"monochromatic":["#D59C86","#BD6542","#79412A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D59C86","dark":"#79412A","saturated":"#D95926","desaturated":"#A1715E","pastel":"#D4B6AA","neon":"#FF6529"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":9.219544457292887},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":15.427248620541512},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":19.949937343260004}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BD6542

#BD6542 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BD6542 is visually closest to Adobe, a named orange color with HEX #BD6C48.

The RGB channels are 189, 101, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 48% saturation and 50% 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 0.2052, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.1:1AA Pass

White text4.11:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BD6542 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.1:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D59C86#000000 text · best 8.93:1#D59C86

#BDA242#000000 text · best 8.41:1#BDA242

#79412A#FFFFFF text · best 8.07:1#79412A

#429ABD#000000 text · best 6.59:1#429ABD

#D95926#000000 text · best 5.41:1#D95926

Generated Palette

#BD6542#BD6542

#429ABD#429ABD

#BD425D#BD425D

#BDA242#BDA242

#D59C86#D59C86

#79412A#79412A

Color Harmonies

#429ABD#429ABD

#BD425D#BD425D

#BDA242#BDA242

#42BD65#42BD65

#6542BD#6542BD

Variants

#D59C86#D59C86

#79412A#79412A

#D95926#D95926

#A1715E#A1715E

#D4B6AA#D4B6AA

#FF6529#FF6529

Nearest Named Colors

Adobe#BD6C48

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Red Clay#B45A3C

Clay#B66A50

Caramel#AF6E4D

#BD6542

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BD6542

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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