HEX atlas value

#C27E51

#C27E51 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 194, 126, 81, HSL 24, 48%, 54%, has luminance 0.2699, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C27E51 Sample readable text

HEX #C27E51

RGB rgb(194, 126, 81)

HSL hsl(24 48% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 58, 24)

Luminance 0.2699

Contrast Black 6.4:1White 3.28:1

CSS

--color-c27e51: #C27E51;
.background-c27e51 { background-color: #C27E51; }
.text-c27e51 { color: #C27E51; }

Luminance0.2699

Black text6.4:1AA Pass

White text3.28:1AA 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":"#C27E51","rgb":[194,126,81],"hsl":[24,48,54],"cmyk":[0,35,58,24],"luminance":0.2699,"contrast":{"black":6.4,"white":3.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DAB195","hex":"#DAB195","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.7,"contrastWhite":1.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2B751","hex":"#C2B751","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.19,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#DC7938","hex":"#DC7938","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.84,"contrastWhite":3.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Desert Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c27e51.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5195C2","analogous":["#C2515D","#C2B751"],"triadic":["#51C27E","#7E51C2"],"tetradic":["#5DC251","#5195C2","#B751C2"],"splitComplementary":["#51C2B7","#515DC2"],"monochromatic":["#DAB195","#C27E51","#885330"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DAB195","dark":"#885330","saturated":"#DC7938","desaturated":"#A8846B","pastel":"#DBC6B8","neon":"#FF8B3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":24.186773244895647}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C27E51

#C27E51 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C27E51 is visually closest to Desert Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B86D4B.

The RGB channels are 194, 126, and 81, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg 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 0.2699, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.4:1AA Pass

White text3.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C27E51 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.4:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DAB195#000000 text · best 10.7:1#DAB195

#C2B751#000000 text · best 10.19:1#C2B751

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

#DC7938#000000 text · best 6.84:1#DC7938

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

Generated Palette

#C27E51#C27E51

#5195C2#5195C2

#C2515D#C2515D

#C2B751#C2B751

#DAB195#DAB195

#885330#885330

Color Harmonies

#5195C2#5195C2

#C2515D#C2515D

#C2B751#C2B751

#51C27E#51C27E

#7E51C2#7E51C2

Variants

#DAB195#DAB195

#885330#885330

#DC7938#DC7938

#A8846B#A8846B

#DBC6B8#DBC6B8

#FF8B3D#FF8B3D

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Adobe#BD6C48

Peru#CD853F

Clay#B66A50

Antique Gold#B08D57

#C27E51

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C27E51

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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