HEX atlas value

#C57711

#C57711 is a warm orange HEX color close to Ochre. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 119, 17, HSL 34, 84%, 42%, has luminance 0.251, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#C57711 Sample readable text

HEX #C57711

RGB rgb(197, 119, 17)

HSL hsl(34 84% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 40, 91, 23)

Luminance 0.251

Contrast Black 6.02:1White 3.49:1

CSS

--color-c57711: #C57711;
.background-c57711 { background-color: #C57711; }
.text-c57711 { color: #C57711; }

Luminance0.251

Black text6.02:1AA Pass

White text3.49:1AA 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":"#C57711","rgb":[197,119,17],"hsl":[34,84,42],"cmyk":[0,40,91,23],"luminance":0.251,"contrast":{"black":6.02,"white":3.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9C511","hex":"#B9C511","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.06,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EFA443","hex":"#EFA443","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.06,"contrastWhite":2.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#71440A","hex":"#71440A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.53,"contrastWhite":8.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#D67900","hex":"#D67900","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.59,"contrastWhite":3.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Ochre adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c57711.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#115FC5","analogous":["#C51D11","#B9C511"],"triadic":["#11C577","#7711C5"],"tetradic":["#11C51D","#115FC5","#C511B9"],"splitComplementary":["#11B9C5","#1D11C5"],"monochromatic":["#EFA443","#C57711","#71440A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFA443","dark":"#71440A","saturated":"#D67900","desaturated":"#AE7429","pastel":"#E5B371","neon":"#FF9100"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":34.88552708502482}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C57711

#C57711 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #C57711 is visually closest to Ochre, a named orange color with HEX #CC7722.

The RGB channels are 197, 119, and 17, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.251, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.02:1AA Pass

White text3.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C57711 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.02:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9C511#000000 text · best 11.06:1#B9C511

#EFA443#000000 text · best 10.06:1#EFA443

#71440A#FFFFFF text · best 8.29:1#71440A

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

#D67900#000000 text · best 6.59:1#D67900

Generated Palette

#C57711#C57711

#115FC5#115FC5

#C51D11#C51D11

#B9C511#B9C511

#EFA443#EFA443

#71440A#71440A

Color Harmonies

#115FC5#115FC5

#C51D11#C51D11

#B9C511#B9C511

#11C577#11C577

#7711C5#7711C5

Variants

#EFA443#EFA443

#71440A#71440A

#D67900#D67900

#AE7429#AE7429

#E5B371#E5B371

#FF9100#FF9100

Nearest Named Colors

Ochre#CC7722

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Bronze#CD7F32

#C57711

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C57711

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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