HEX atlas value

#C96A4A

#C96A4A is a warm orange HEX color close to Adobe. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 106, 74, HSL 15, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.2322, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C96A4A Sample readable text

HEX #C96A4A

RGB rgb(201, 106, 74)

HSL hsl(15 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 47, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.2322

Contrast Black 5.64:1White 3.72:1

CSS

--color-c96a4a: #C96A4A;
.background-c96a4a { background-color: #C96A4A; }
.text-c96a4a { color: #C96A4A; }

Luminance0.2322

Black text5.64:1AA Pass

White text3.72:1AA 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":"#C96A4A","rgb":[201,106,74],"hsl":[15,54,54],"cmyk":[0,47,63,21],"luminance":0.2322,"contrast":{"black":5.64,"white":3.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEA491","hex":"#DEA491","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.82,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9A94A","hex":"#C9A94A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.26,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4AA9C9","hex":"#4AA9C9","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#8D432A","hex":"#8D432A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.97,"contrastWhite":7.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#E35D31","hex":"#E35D31","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.88,"contrastWhite":3.57,"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/c96a4a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4AA9C9","analogous":["#C94A6A","#C9A94A"],"triadic":["#4AC96A","#6A4AC9"],"tetradic":["#6AC94A","#4AA9C9","#A94AC9"],"splitComplementary":["#4AC9A9","#4A6AC9"],"monochromatic":["#DEA491","#C96A4A","#8D432A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEA491","dark":"#8D432A","saturated":"#E35D31","desaturated":"#AF7764","pastel":"#DEBFB5","neon":"#FF6E3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":19.924858845171276},{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":23.15167380558045},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":23.15167380558045}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C96A4A

#C96A4A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C96A4A is visually closest to Adobe, a named orange color with HEX #BD6C48.

The RGB channels are 201, 106, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 54% saturation and 54% 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 0.2322, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.64:1AA Pass

White text3.72:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C96A4A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.64:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEA491#000000 text · best 9.82:1#DEA491

#C9A94A#000000 text · best 9.26:1#C9A94A

#4AA9C9#000000 text · best 7.81:1#4AA9C9

#8D432A#FFFFFF text · best 7.08:1#8D432A

#E35D31#000000 text · best 5.88:1#E35D31

Generated Palette

#C96A4A#C96A4A

#4AA9C9#4AA9C9

#C94A6A#C94A6A

#C9A94A#C9A94A

#DEA491#DEA491

#8D432A#8D432A

Color Harmonies

#4AA9C9#4AA9C9

#C94A6A#C94A6A

#C9A94A#C9A94A

#4AC96A#4AC96A

#6A4AC9#6A4AC9

Variants

#DEA491#DEA491

#8D432A#8D432A

#E35D31#E35D31

#AF7764#AF7764

#DEBFB5#DEBFB5

#FF6E3D#FF6E3D

Nearest Named Colors

Adobe#BD6C48

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Clay#B66A50

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

#C96A4A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C96A4A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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