HEX atlas value

#C97D4A

#C97D4A is a warm orange HEX color close to Peru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 125, 74, HSL 24, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.2758, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C97D4A Sample readable text

HEX #C97D4A

RGB rgb(201, 125, 74)

HSL hsl(24 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.2758

Contrast Black 6.52:1White 3.22:1

CSS

--color-c97d4a: #C97D4A;
.background-c97d4a { background-color: #C97D4A; }
.text-c97d4a { color: #C97D4A; }

Luminance0.2758

Black text6.52:1AA Pass

White text3.22:1AA 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":"#C97D4A","rgb":[201,125,74],"hsl":[24,54,54],"cmyk":[0,38,63,21],"luminance":0.2758,"contrast":{"black":6.52,"white":3.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9BC4A","hex":"#C9BC4A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DEB091","hex":"#DEB091","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.72,"contrastWhite":1.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#E37831","hex":"#E37831","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7,"contrastWhite":3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Peru adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c97d4a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A96C9","analogous":["#C94A57","#C9BC4A"],"triadic":["#4AC97D","#7D4AC9"],"tetradic":["#57C94A","#4A96C9","#BC4AC9"],"splitComplementary":["#4AC9BC","#4A57C9"],"monochromatic":["#DEB091","#C97D4A","#8D522A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEB091","dark":"#8D522A","saturated":"#E37831","desaturated":"#AF8264","pastel":"#DEC5B5","neon":"#FF8B3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":23.366642891095847},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":24.413111231467404}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C97D4A

#C97D4A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C97D4A is visually closest to Peru, a named orange color with HEX #CD853F.

The RGB channels are 201, 125, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg 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 0.2758, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.52:1AA Pass

White text3.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C97D4A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.52:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9BC4A#000000 text · best 10.78:1#C9BC4A

#DEB091#000000 text · best 10.72:1#DEB091

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

#E37831#000000 text · best 7:1#E37831

Generated Palette

#C97D4A#C97D4A

#4A96C9#4A96C9

#C94A57#C94A57

#C9BC4A#C9BC4A

#DEB091#DEB091

#8D522A#8D522A

Color Harmonies

#4A96C9#4A96C9

#C94A57#C94A57

#C9BC4A#C9BC4A

#4AC97D#4AC97D

#7D4AC9#7D4AC9

Variants

#DEB091#DEB091

#8D522A#8D522A

#E37831#E37831

#AF8264#AF8264

#DEC5B5#DEC5B5

#FF8B3D#FF8B3D

Nearest Named Colors

Peru#CD853F

Adobe#BD6C48

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Bronze#CD7F32

#C97D4A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C97D4A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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