HEX atlas value

#C27151

#C27151 is a warm orange HEX color close to Adobe. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 194, 113, 81, HSL 17, 48%, 54%, has luminance 0.2387, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C27151 Sample readable text

HEX #C27151

RGB rgb(194, 113, 81)

HSL hsl(17 48% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 58, 24)

Luminance 0.2387

Contrast Black 5.77:1White 3.64:1

CSS

--color-c27151: #C27151;
.background-c27151 { background-color: #C27151; }
.text-c27151 { color: #C27151; }

Luminance0.2387

Black text5.77:1AA Pass

White text3.64:1AA 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":"#C27151","rgb":[194,113,81],"hsl":[17,48,54],"cmyk":[0,42,58,24],"luminance":0.2387,"contrast":{"black":5.77,"white":3.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DAA995","hex":"#DAA995","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.09,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2AA51","hex":"#C2AA51","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#51A2C2","hex":"#51A2C2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.3,"contrastWhite":2.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#884930","hex":"#884930","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.04,"contrastWhite":6.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#DC6638","hex":"#DC6638","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6,"contrastWhite":3.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Adobe adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c27151.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#51A2C2","analogous":["#C2516A","#C2AA51"],"triadic":["#51C271","#7151C2"],"tetradic":["#6AC251","#51A2C2","#AA51C2"],"splitComplementary":["#51C2AA","#516AC2"],"monochromatic":["#DAA995","#C27151","#884930"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DAA995","dark":"#884930","saturated":"#DC6638","desaturated":"#A87C6B","pastel":"#DBC2B8","neon":"#FF743D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":26.13426869074396}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C27151

#C27151 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C27151 is visually closest to Adobe, a named orange color with HEX #BD6C48.

The RGB channels are 194, 113, and 81, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 48% saturation and 54% 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 0.2387, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.77:1AA Pass

White text3.64:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C27151 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.77:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DAA995#000000 text · best 10.09:1#DAA995

#C2AA51#000000 text · best 9.16:1#C2AA51

#51A2C2#000000 text · best 7.3:1#51A2C2

#884930#FFFFFF text · best 6.9:1#884930

#DC6638#000000 text · best 6:1#DC6638

Generated Palette

#C27151#C27151

#51A2C2#51A2C2

#C2516A#C2516A

#C2AA51#C2AA51

#DAA995#DAA995

#884930#884930

Color Harmonies

#51A2C2#51A2C2

#C2516A#C2516A

#C2AA51#C2AA51

#51C271#51C271

#7151C2#7151C2

Variants

#DAA995#DAA995

#884930#884930

#DC6638#DC6638

#A87C6B#A87C6B

#DBC2B8#DBC2B8

#FF743D#FF743D

Nearest Named Colors

Adobe#BD6C48

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Clay#B66A50

Caramel#AF6E4D

Indian Red#CD5C5C

#C27151

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C27151

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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