HEX atlas value

#C9774A

#C9774A is a warm orange HEX color close to Adobe. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 119, 74, HSL 21, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.2611, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C9774A Sample readable text

HEX #C9774A

RGB rgb(201, 119, 74)

HSL hsl(21 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.2611

Contrast Black 6.22:1White 3.38:1

CSS

--color-c9774a: #C9774A;
.background-c9774a { background-color: #C9774A; }
.text-c9774a { color: #C9774A; }

Luminance0.2611

Black text6.22:1AA Pass

White text3.38:1AA 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":"#C9774A","rgb":[201,119,74],"hsl":[21,54,54],"cmyk":[0,41,63,21],"luminance":0.2611,"contrast":{"black":6.22,"white":3.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEAC91","hex":"#DEAC91","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.42,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9B64A","hex":"#C9B64A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.27,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#4A9DC9","hex":"#4A9DC9","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.96,"contrastWhite":3.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"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","Adobe adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c9774a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A9DC9","analogous":["#C94A5D","#C9B64A"],"triadic":["#4AC977","#774AC9"],"tetradic":["#5DC94A","#4A9DC9","#B64AC9"],"splitComplementary":["#4AC9B6","#4A5DC9"],"monochromatic":["#DEAC91","#C9774A","#8D4D2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEAC91","dark":"#8D4D2A","saturated":"#E36F31","desaturated":"#AF7E64","pastel":"#DEC3B5","neon":"#FF813D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":25.612496949731394}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9774A

#C9774A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C9774A is visually closest to Adobe, a named orange color with HEX #BD6C48.

The RGB channels are 201, 119, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.2611, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.22:1AA Pass

White text3.38:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9774A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.22:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEAC91#000000 text · best 10.42:1#DEAC91

#C9B64A#000000 text · best 10.27:1#C9B64A

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

#4A9DC9#000000 text · best 6.96:1#4A9DC9

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

Generated Palette

#C9774A#C9774A

#4A9DC9#4A9DC9

#C94A5D#C94A5D

#C9B64A#C9B64A

#DEAC91#DEAC91

#8D4D2A#8D4D2A

Color Harmonies

#4A9DC9#4A9DC9

#C94A5D#C94A5D

#C9B64A#C9B64A

#4AC977#4AC977

#774AC9#774AC9

Variants

#DEAC91#DEAC91

#8D4D2A#8D4D2A

#E36F31#E36F31

#AF7E64#AF7E64

#DEC3B5#DEC3B5

#FF813D#FF813D

Nearest Named Colors

Adobe#BD6C48

Peru#CD853F

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Clay#B66A50

Bronze#CD7F32

#C9774A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9774A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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