HEX atlas value

#BD8C42

#BD8C42 is a warm orange HEX color close to Peru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 140, 66, HSL 36, 48%, 50%, has luminance 0.2997, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BD8C42 Sample readable text

HEX #BD8C42

RGB rgb(189, 140, 66)

HSL hsl(36 48% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 65, 26)

Luminance 0.2997

Contrast Black 6.99:1White 3:1

CSS

--color-bd8c42: #BD8C42;
.background-bd8c42 { background-color: #BD8C42; }
.text-bd8c42 { color: #BD8C42; }

Luminance0.2997

Black text6.99:1AA Pass

White text3:1AA 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":"#BD8C42","rgb":[189,140,66],"hsl":[36,48,50],"cmyk":[0,26,65,26],"luminance":0.2997,"contrast":{"black":6.99,"white":3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5B586","hex":"#D5B586","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0BD42","hex":"#B0BD42","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.2,"contrastWhite":2.06,"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":"#D99126","hex":"#D99126","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.03,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Peru adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bd8c42.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4273BD","analogous":["#BD4F42","#B0BD42"],"triadic":["#42BD8C","#8C42BD"],"tetradic":["#42BD4F","#4273BD","#BD42B0"],"splitComplementary":["#42B0BD","#4F42BD"],"monochromatic":["#D5B586","#BD8C42","#79592A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5B586","dark":"#79592A","saturated":"#D99126","desaturated":"#A1865E","pastel":"#D4C3AA","neon":"#FFA929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":27.202941017470888},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":27.202941017470888}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BD8C42

#BD8C42 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BD8C42 is visually closest to Peru, a named orange color with HEX #CD853F.

The RGB channels are 189, 140, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.2997, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.99:1AA Pass

White text3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BD8C42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.99:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5B586#000000 text · best 10.78:1#D5B586

#B0BD42#000000 text · best 10.2:1#B0BD42

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

#D99126#000000 text · best 8.03:1#D99126

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

Generated Palette

#BD8C42#BD8C42

#4273BD#4273BD

#BD4F42#BD4F42

#B0BD42#B0BD42

#D5B586#D5B586

#79592A#79592A

Color Harmonies

#4273BD#4273BD

#BD4F42#BD4F42

#B0BD42#B0BD42

#42BD8C#42BD8C

#8C42BD#8C42BD

Variants

#D5B586#D5B586

#79592A#79592A

#D99126#D99126

#A1865E#A1865E

#D4C3AA#D4C3AA

#FFA929#FFA929

Nearest Named Colors

Peru#CD853F

Antique Gold#B08D57

Bronze#CD7F32

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#BD8C42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BD8C42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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