HEX atlas value

#C4663B

#C4663B is a warm orange HEX color close to Adobe. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 102, 59, HSL 19, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.2155, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C4663B Sample readable text

HEX #C4663B

RGB rgb(196, 102, 59)

HSL hsl(19 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 48, 70, 23)

Luminance 0.2155

Contrast Black 5.31:1White 3.95:1

CSS

--color-c4663b: #C4663B;
.background-c4663b { background-color: #C4663B; }
.text-c4663b { color: #C4663B; }

Luminance0.2155

Black text5.31:1AA Pass

White text3.95:1AA 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":"#C4663B","rgb":[196,102,59],"hsl":[19,54,50],"cmyk":[0,48,70,23],"luminance":0.2155,"contrast":{"black":5.31,"white":3.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4AB3B","hex":"#C4AB3B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.24,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D99D81","hex":"#D99D81","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.09,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7E4126","hex":"#7E4126","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.67,"contrastWhite":7.86,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3B99C4","hex":"#3B99C4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.54,"contrastWhite":3.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#E05C1F","hex":"#E05C1F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.72,"contrastWhite":3.67,"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c4663b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3B99C4","analogous":["#C43B54","#C4AB3B"],"triadic":["#3BC466","#663BC4"],"tetradic":["#54C43B","#3B99C4","#AB3BC4"],"splitComplementary":["#3BC4AB","#3B54C4"],"monochromatic":["#D99D81","#C4663B","#7E4126"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D99D81","dark":"#7E4126","saturated":"#E05C1F","desaturated":"#A87157","pastel":"#D8B6A6","neon":"#FF6D29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":19.4164878389476},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":19.4164878389476},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":21.18962010041709}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4663B

#C4663B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C4663B is visually closest to Adobe, a named orange color with HEX #BD6C48.

The RGB channels are 196, 102, and 59, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 54% saturation and 50% 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 0.2155, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.31:1AA Pass

White text3.95:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4663B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.31:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4AB3B#000000 text · best 9.24:1#C4AB3B

#D99D81#000000 text · best 9.09:1#D99D81

#7E4126#FFFFFF text · best 7.86:1#7E4126

#3B99C4#000000 text · best 6.54:1#3B99C4

#E05C1F#000000 text · best 5.72:1#E05C1F

Generated Palette

#C4663B#C4663B

#3B99C4#3B99C4

#C43B54#C43B54

#C4AB3B#C4AB3B

#D99D81#D99D81

#7E4126#7E4126

Color Harmonies

#3B99C4#3B99C4

#C43B54#C43B54

#C4AB3B#C4AB3B

#3BC466#3BC466

#663BC4#663BC4

Variants

#D99D81#D99D81

#7E4126#7E4126

#E05C1F#E05C1F

#A87157#A87157

#D8B6A6#D8B6A6

#FF6D29#FF6D29

Nearest Named Colors

Adobe#BD6C48

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Red Clay#B45A3C

Desert Clay#B86D4B

#C4663B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4663B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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