HEX atlas value

#C98E4A

#C98E4A is a warm orange HEX color close to Peru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 142, 74, HSL 32, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.3226, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#C98E4A Sample readable text

HEX #C98E4A

RGB rgb(201, 142, 74)

HSL hsl(32 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.3226

Contrast Black 7.45:1White 2.82:1

CSS

--color-c98e4a: #C98E4A;
.background-c98e4a { background-color: #C98E4A; }
.text-c98e4a { color: #C98E4A; }

Luminance0.3226

Black text7.45:1AA Pass

White text2.82:1AA 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":"#C98E4A","rgb":[201,142,74],"hsl":[32,54,54],"cmyk":[0,29,63,21],"luminance":0.3226,"contrast":{"black":7.45,"white":2.82}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5C94A","hex":"#C5C94A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.83,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DEBA91","hex":"#DEBA91","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.54,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E39031","hex":"#E39031","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.3,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"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/c98e4a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A85C9","analogous":["#C94F4A","#C5C94A"],"triadic":["#4AC98E","#8E4AC9"],"tetradic":["#4AC94F","#4A85C9","#C94AC5"],"splitComplementary":["#4AC5C9","#4F4AC9"],"monochromatic":["#DEBA91","#C98E4A","#8D5F2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEBA91","dark":"#8D5F2A","saturated":"#E39031","desaturated":"#AF8C64","pastel":"#DECBB5","neon":"#FFA53D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":20.248456731316587},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":28.19574435974337},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":28.583211855912904},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":29.732137494637012}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C98E4A

#C98E4A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #C98E4A is visually closest to Peru, a named orange color with HEX #CD853F.

The RGB channels are 201, 142, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 32deg 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 0.3226, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.45:1AA Pass

White text2.82:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C98E4A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.45:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5C94A#000000 text · best 11.83:1#C5C94A

#DEBA91#000000 text · best 11.54:1#DEBA91

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#E39031#000000 text · best 8.3:1#E39031

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

Generated Palette

#C98E4A#C98E4A

#4A85C9#4A85C9

#C94F4A#C94F4A

#C5C94A#C5C94A

#DEBA91#DEBA91

#8D5F2A#8D5F2A

Color Harmonies

#4A85C9#4A85C9

#C94F4A#C94F4A

#C5C94A#C5C94A

#4AC98E#4AC98E

#8E4AC9#8E4AC9

Variants

#DEBA91#DEBA91

#8D5F2A#8D5F2A

#E39031#E39031

#AF8C64#AF8C64

#DECBB5#DECBB5

#FFA53D#FFA53D

Nearest Named Colors

Peru#CD853F

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Antique Gold#B08D57

Bronze#CD7F32

Butterscotch#E3963E

#C98E4A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C98E4A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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