HEX atlas value

#BF6318

#BF6318 is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 99, 24, HSL 27, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.2007, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#BF6318 Sample readable text

HEX #BF6318

RGB rgb(191, 99, 24)

HSL hsl(27 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 48, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.2007

Contrast Black 5.01:1White 4.19:1

CSS

--color-bf6318: #BF6318;
.background-bf6318 { background-color: #BF6318; }
.text-bf6318 { color: #BF6318; }

Luminance0.2007

Black text5.01:1AA Pass

White text4.19:1AA 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":"#BF6318","rgb":[191,99,24],"hsl":[27,78,42],"cmyk":[0,48,87,25],"luminance":0.2007,"contrast":{"black":5.01,"white":4.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFB618","hex":"#BFB618","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6D380D","hex":"#6D380D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.22,"contrastWhite":9.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E99149","hex":"#E99149","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.61,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BF1820","hex":"#BF1820","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.37,"contrastWhite":6.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bf6318.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1873BF","analogous":["#BF1820","#BFB618"],"triadic":["#18BF63","#6318BF"],"tetradic":["#20BF18","#1873BF","#B618BF"],"splitComplementary":["#18BFB6","#1820BF"],"monochromatic":["#E99149","#BF6318","#6D380D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E99149","dark":"#6D380D","saturated":"#D66000","desaturated":"#A7652F","pastel":"#E0A676","neon":"#FF7300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":20.808652046684813},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":20.808652046684813},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":25.865034312755125},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.155870381627054}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BF6318

#BF6318 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #BF6318 is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 191, 99, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 78% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2007, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.01:1AA Pass

White text4.19:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BF6318 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.01:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFB618#000000 text · best 9.92:1#BFB618

#6D380D#FFFFFF text · best 9.45:1#6D380D

#E99149#000000 text · best 8.61:1#E99149

#BF1820#FFFFFF text · best 6.24:1#BF1820

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

Generated Palette

#BF6318#BF6318

#1873BF#1873BF

#BF1820#BF1820

#BFB618#BFB618

#E99149#E99149

#6D380D#6D380D

Color Harmonies

#1873BF#1873BF

#BF1820#BF1820

#BFB618#BFB618

#18BF63#18BF63

#6318BF#6318BF

Variants

#E99149#E99149

#6D380D#6D380D

#D66000#D66000

#A7652F#A7652F

#E0A676#E0A676

#FF7300#FF7300

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Copper#B87333

#BF6318

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BF6318

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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