HEX atlas value

#C4743B

#C4743B is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 116, 59, HSL 25, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.2454, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C4743B Sample readable text

HEX #C4743B

RGB rgb(196, 116, 59)

HSL hsl(25 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 70, 23)

Luminance 0.2454

Contrast Black 5.91:1White 3.55:1

CSS

--color-c4743b: #C4743B;
.background-c4743b { background-color: #C4743B; }
.text-c4743b { color: #C4743B; }

Luminance0.2454

Black text5.91:1AA Pass

White text3.55:1AA 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":"#C4743B","rgb":[196,116,59],"hsl":[25,54,50],"cmyk":[0,41,70,23],"luminance":0.2454,"contrast":{"black":5.91,"white":3.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4B93B","hex":"#C4B93B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.35,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9A681","hex":"#D9A681","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.72,"contrastWhite":2.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7E4A26","hex":"#7E4A26","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.89,"contrastWhite":7.26,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c4743b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3B8BC4","analogous":["#C43B46","#C4B93B"],"triadic":["#3BC474","#743BC4"],"tetradic":["#46C43B","#3B8BC4","#B93BC4"],"splitComplementary":["#3BC4B9","#3B46C4"],"monochromatic":["#D9A681","#C4743B","#7E4A26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9A681","dark":"#7E4A26","saturated":"#E06F1F","desaturated":"#A87957","pastel":"#D8BBA6","neon":"#FF8229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":16.792855623746664},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":16.822603841260722},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":19.6468827043885}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4743B

#C4743B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C4743B is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 196, 116, and 59, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg 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 0.2454, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.91:1AA Pass

White text3.55:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4743B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.91:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4B93B#000000 text · best 10.35:1#C4B93B

#D9A681#000000 text · best 9.72:1#D9A681

#7E4A26#FFFFFF text · best 7.26:1#7E4A26

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

Generated Palette

#C4743B#C4743B

#3B8BC4#3B8BC4

#C43B46#C43B46

#C4B93B#C4B93B

#D9A681#D9A681

#7E4A26#7E4A26

Color Harmonies

#3B8BC4#3B8BC4

#C43B46#C43B46

#C4B93B#C4B93B

#3BC474#3BC474

#743BC4#743BC4

Variants

#D9A681#D9A681

#7E4A26#7E4A26

#E06F1F#E06F1F

#A87957#A87957

#D8BBA6#D8BBA6

#FF8229#FF8229

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Adobe#BD6C48

Bronze#CD7F32

Peru#CD853F

#C4743B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4743B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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