HEX atlas value

#C56B11

#C56B11 is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 107, 17, HSL 30, 84%, 42%, has luminance 0.2243, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#C56B11 Sample readable text

HEX #C56B11

RGB rgb(197, 107, 17)

HSL hsl(30 84% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 91, 23)

Luminance 0.2243

Contrast Black 5.49:1White 3.83:1

CSS

--color-c56b11: #C56B11;
.background-c56b11 { background-color: #C56B11; }
.text-c56b11 { color: #C56B11; }

Luminance0.2243

Black text5.49:1AA Pass

White text3.83:1AA 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":"#C56B11","rgb":[197,107,17],"hsl":[30,84,42],"cmyk":[0,46,91,23],"luminance":0.2243,"contrast":{"black":5.49,"white":3.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5C511","hex":"#C5C511","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.37,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EF9943","hex":"#EF9943","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.31,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#713D0A","hex":"#713D0A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.37,"contrastWhite":8.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.45,"contrastWhite":3.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c56b11.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#116BC5","analogous":["#C51111","#C5C511"],"triadic":["#11C56B","#6B11C5"],"tetradic":["#11C511","#116BC5","#C511C5"],"splitComplementary":["#11C5C5","#1111C5"],"monochromatic":["#EF9943","#C56B11","#713D0A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EF9943","dark":"#713D0A","saturated":"#D66B00","desaturated":"#AE6B29","pastel":"#E5AB71","neon":"#FF8000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":28.6705423736629},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":30.56141357987225}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C56B11

#C56B11 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #C56B11 is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 197, 107, and 17, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 84% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2243, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.49:1AA Pass

White text3.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C56B11 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.49:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5C511#000000 text · best 11.37:1#C5C511

#EF9943#000000 text · best 9.31:1#EF9943

#713D0A#FFFFFF text · best 8.85:1#713D0A

Dark Goldenrod#000000 text · best 6.45:1#B8860B

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

Generated Palette

#C56B11#C56B11

#116BC5#116BC5

#C51111#C51111

#C5C511#C5C511

#EF9943#EF9943

#713D0A#713D0A

Color Harmonies

#116BC5#116BC5

#C51111#C51111

#C5C511#C5C511

#11C56B#11C56B

#6B11C5#6B11C5

Variants

#EF9943#EF9943

#713D0A#713D0A

#D66B00#D66B00

#AE6B29#AE6B29

#E5AB71#E5AB71

#FF8000#FF8000

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#C56B11

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C56B11

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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