HEX atlas value

#BD9A42

#BD9A42 is a warm orange HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 154, 66, HSL 43, 48%, 50%, has luminance 0.3432, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BD9A42 Sample readable text

HEX #BD9A42

RGB rgb(189, 154, 66)

HSL hsl(43 48% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 65, 26)

Luminance 0.3432

Contrast Black 7.86:1White 2.67:1

CSS

--color-bd9a42: #BD9A42;
.background-bd9a42 { background-color: #BD9A42; }
.text-bd9a42 { color: #BD9A42; }

Luminance0.3432

Black text7.86:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA 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":"#BD9A42","rgb":[189,154,66],"hsl":[43,48,50],"cmyk":[0,19,65,26],"luminance":0.3432,"contrast":{"black":7.86,"white":2.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5BE86","hex":"#D5BE86","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2BD42","hex":"#A2BD42","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.89,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9A626","hex":"#D9A626","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.43,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bd9a42.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4265BD","analogous":["#BD5D42","#A2BD42"],"triadic":["#42BD9A","#9A42BD"],"tetradic":["#42BD5D","#4265BD","#BD42A2"],"splitComplementary":["#42A2BD","#5D42BD"],"monochromatic":["#D5BE86","#BD9A42","#79632A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5BE86","dark":"#79632A","saturated":"#D9A626","desaturated":"#A18E5E","pastel":"#D4C8AA","neon":"#FFC229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":14.422205101855956},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":14.422205101855956},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":27.910571473905726},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":33.19638534539566}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BD9A42

#BD9A42 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BD9A42 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 189, 154, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.3432, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.86:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BD9A42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5BE86#000000 text · best 11.54:1#D5BE86

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#A2BD42#000000 text · best 9.89:1#A2BD42

#D9A626#000000 text · best 9.43:1#D9A626

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

Generated Palette

#BD9A42#BD9A42

#4265BD#4265BD

#BD5D42#BD5D42

#A2BD42#A2BD42

#D5BE86#D5BE86

#79632A#79632A

Color Harmonies

#4265BD#4265BD

#BD5D42#BD5D42

#A2BD42#A2BD42

#42BD9A#42BD9A

#9A42BD#9A42BD

Variants

#D5BE86#D5BE86

#79632A#79632A

#D9A626#D9A626

#A18E5E#A18E5E

#D4C8AA#D4C8AA

#FFC229#FFC229

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peru#CD853F

Antique Gold#B08D57

Old Gold#CFB53B

#BD9A42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BD9A42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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