HEX atlas value

#C1AA7B

#C1AA7B is a warm orange HEX color close to Ecru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 193, 170, 123, HSL 40, 36%, 62%, has luminance 0.4152, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C1AA7B Sample readable text

HEX #C1AA7B

RGB rgb(193, 170, 123)

HSL hsl(40 36% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 36, 24)

Luminance 0.4152

Contrast Black 9.3:1White 2.26:1

CSS

--color-c1aa7b: #C1AA7B;
.background-c1aa7b { background-color: #C1AA7B; }
.text-c1aa7b { color: #C1AA7B; }

Luminance0.4152

Black text9.3:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA 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":"#C1AA7B","rgb":[193,170,123],"hsl":[40,36,62],"cmyk":[0,12,36,24],"luminance":0.4152,"contrast":{"black":9.3,"white":2.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DED2BA","hex":"#DED2BA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5C17B","hex":"#B5C17B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6B166","hex":"#D6B166","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.34,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Ecru adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c1aa7b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7B92C1","analogous":["#C1877B","#B5C17B"],"triadic":["#7BC1AA","#AA7BC1"],"tetradic":["#7BC187","#7B92C1","#C17BB5"],"splitComplementary":["#7BB5C1","#877BC1"],"monochromatic":["#DED2BA","#C1AA7B","#997E48"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DED2BA","dark":"#997E48","saturated":"#D6B166","desaturated":"#ACA391","pastel":"#E5E0D7","neon":"#FFCC66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":9.486832980505138},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":9.486832980505138},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":19.949937343260004}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C1AA7B

#C1AA7B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C1AA7B is visually closest to Ecru, a named yellow color with HEX #C2B280.

The RGB channels are 193, 170, and 123, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg with 36% saturation and 62% 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 0.4152, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.3:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C1AA7B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DED2BA#000000 text · best 14.03:1#DED2BA

#B5C17B#000000 text · best 10.88:1#B5C17B

#D6B166#000000 text · best 10.34:1#D6B166

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Generated Palette

#C1AA7B#C1AA7B

#7B92C1#7B92C1

#C1877B#C1877B

#B5C17B#B5C17B

#DED2BA#DED2BA

#997E48#997E48

Color Harmonies

#7B92C1#7B92C1

#C1877B#C1877B

#B5C17B#B5C17B

#7BC1AA#7BC1AA

#AA7BC1#AA7BC1

Variants

#DED2BA#DED2BA

#997E48#997E48

#D6B166#D6B166

#ACA391#ACA391

#E5E0D7#E5E0D7

#FFCC66#FFCC66

Nearest Named Colors

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sandstone#C9AE74

Bamboo#C7B56E

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#C1AA7B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C1AA7B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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