HEX atlas value

#C46D3B

#C46D3B is a warm orange HEX color close to Adobe. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 109, 59, HSL 22, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.2299, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C46D3B Sample readable text

HEX #C46D3B

RGB rgb(196, 109, 59)

HSL hsl(22 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 44, 70, 23)

Luminance 0.2299

Contrast Black 5.6:1White 3.75:1

CSS

--color-c46d3b: #C46D3B;
.background-c46d3b { background-color: #C46D3B; }
.text-c46d3b { color: #C46D3B; }

Luminance0.2299

Black text5.6:1AA Pass

White text3.75:1AA 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":"#C46D3B","rgb":[196,109,59],"hsl":[22,54,50],"cmyk":[0,44,70,23],"luminance":0.2299,"contrast":{"black":5.6,"white":3.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4B23B","hex":"#C4B23B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.78,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9A281","hex":"#D9A281","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.44,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7E4626","hex":"#7E4626","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#E0661F","hex":"#E0661F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.09,"contrastWhite":3.45,"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/c46d3b.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":"#3B92C4","analogous":["#C43B4D","#C4B23B"],"triadic":["#3BC46D","#6D3BC4"],"tetradic":["#4DC43B","#3B92C4","#B23BC4"],"splitComplementary":["#3BC4B2","#3B4DC4"],"monochromatic":["#D9A281","#C46D3B","#7E4626"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9A281","dark":"#7E4626","saturated":"#E0661F","desaturated":"#A87557","pastel":"#D8B9A6","neon":"#FF7729"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":15.620499351813308},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":15.620499351813308},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":20},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":22.045407685048602}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C46D3B

#C46D3B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C46D3B is visually closest to Adobe, a named orange color with HEX #BD6C48.

The RGB channels are 196, 109, and 59, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg 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 0.2299, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.6:1AA Pass

White text3.75:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C46D3B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.6:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4B23B#000000 text · best 9.78:1#C4B23B

#D9A281#000000 text · best 9.44:1#D9A281

#7E4626#FFFFFF text · best 7.52:1#7E4626

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

#E0661F#000000 text · best 6.09:1#E0661F

Generated Palette

#C46D3B#C46D3B

#3B92C4#3B92C4

#C43B4D#C43B4D

#C4B23B#C4B23B

#D9A281#D9A281

#7E4626#7E4626

Color Harmonies

#3B92C4#3B92C4

#C43B4D#C43B4D

#C4B23B#C4B23B

#3BC46D#3BC46D

#6D3BC4#6D3BC4

Variants

#D9A281#D9A281

#7E4626#7E4626

#E0661F#E0661F

#A87557#A87557

#D8B9A6#D8B9A6

#FF7729#FF7729

Nearest Named Colors

Adobe#BD6C48

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Bronze#CD7F32

#C46D3B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C46D3B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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