HEX atlas value

#BF8A18

#BF8A18 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 138, 24, HSL 41, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.2932, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#BF8A18 Sample readable text

HEX #BF8A18

RGB rgb(191, 138, 24)

HSL hsl(41 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.2932

Contrast Black 6.86:1White 3.06:1

CSS

--color-bf8a18: #BF8A18;
.background-bf8a18 { background-color: #BF8A18; }
.text-bf8a18 { color: #BF8A18; }

Luminance0.2932

Black text6.86:1AA Pass

White text3.06:1AA 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":"#BF8A18","rgb":[191,138,24],"hsl":[41,78,42],"cmyk":[0,28,87,25],"luminance":0.2932,"contrast":{"black":6.86,"white":3.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9B649","hex":"#E9B649","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.25,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0BF18","hex":"#A0BF18","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.96,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D69200","hex":"#D69200","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.97,"contrastWhite":2.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#6D4F0D","hex":"#6D4F0D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.77,"contrastWhite":7.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#184CBF","hex":"#184CBF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bf8a18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#184CBF","analogous":["#BF3618","#A0BF18"],"triadic":["#18BF8A","#8A18BF"],"tetradic":["#18BF36","#184CBF","#BF18A0"],"splitComplementary":["#18A0BF","#3618BF"],"monochromatic":["#E9B649","#BF8A18","#6D4F0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9B649","dark":"#6D4F0D","saturated":"#D69200","desaturated":"#A7812F","pastel":"#E0BE76","neon":"#FFAE00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":31.51190251317746},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":36.15245496505044},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":36.15245496505044}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BF8A18

#BF8A18 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #BF8A18 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 191, 138, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.2932, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.86:1AA Pass

White text3.06:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BF8A18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.86:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9B649#000000 text · best 11.25:1#E9B649

#A0BF18#000000 text · best 9.96:1#A0BF18

#D69200#000000 text · best 7.97:1#D69200

#6D4F0D#FFFFFF text · best 7.57:1#6D4F0D

#184CBF#FFFFFF text · best 7.44:1#184CBF

Generated Palette

#BF8A18#BF8A18

#184CBF#184CBF

#BF3618#BF3618

#A0BF18#A0BF18

#E9B649#E9B649

#6D4F0D#6D4F0D

Color Harmonies

#184CBF#184CBF

#BF3618#BF3618

#A0BF18#A0BF18

#18BF8A#18BF8A

#8A18BF#8A18BF

Variants

#E9B649#E9B649

#6D4F0D#6D4F0D

#D69200#D69200

#A7812F#A7812F

#E0BE76#E0BE76

#FFAE00#FFAE00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Bronze#CD7F32

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#BF8A18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BF8A18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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