HEX atlas value

#CD7F32

#CD7F32 is a warm orange HEX color close to Bronze. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 127, 50, HSL 30, 61%, 50%, has luminance 0.2839, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#CD7F32 Sample readable text

HEX #CD7F32

RGB rgb(205, 127, 50)

HSL hsl(30 61% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 76, 20)

Luminance 0.2839

Contrast Black 6.68:1White 3.14:1

CSS

--color-cd7f32: #CD7F32;
.background-cd7f32 { background-color: #CD7F32; }
.text-cd7f32 { color: #CD7F32; }

Luminance0.2839

Black text6.68:1AA Pass

White text3.14:1AA 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":"#CD7F32","rgb":[205,127,50],"hsl":[30,61,50],"cmyk":[0,38,76,20],"luminance":0.2839,"contrast":{"black":6.68,"white":3.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDCD32","hex":"#CDCD32","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.37,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DFAD7C","hex":"#DFAD7C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.41,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E98016","hex":"#E98016","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.56,"contrastWhite":2.78,"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":"#835220","hex":"#835220","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.19,"contrastWhite":6.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Bronze adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cd7f32.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#327FCD","analogous":["#CD3232","#CDCD32"],"triadic":["#32CD80","#7F32CD"],"tetradic":["#32CD32","#327FCD","#CD32CD"],"splitComplementary":["#32CDCD","#3232CD"],"monochromatic":["#DFAD7C","#CD7F32","#835220"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFAD7C","dark":"#835220","saturated":"#E98016","desaturated":"#B1804E","pastel":"#DDBFA2","neon":"#FF9429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":0},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":14.317821063276353},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":24.20743687382041}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CD7F32

#CD7F32 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #CD7F32 is visually closest to Bronze, a named orange color with HEX #CD7F32.

The RGB channels are 205, 127, and 50, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 61% saturation and 50% 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 0.2839, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.68:1AA Pass

White text3.14:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CD7F32 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.68:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDCD32#000000 text · best 12.37:1#CDCD32

#DFAD7C#000000 text · best 10.41:1#DFAD7C

#E98016#000000 text · best 7.56:1#E98016

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

#835220#FFFFFF text · best 6.58:1#835220

Generated Palette

Bronze#CD7F32

#327FCD#327FCD

#CD3232#CD3232

#CDCD32#CDCD32

#DFAD7C#DFAD7C

#835220#835220

Color Harmonies

#327FCD#327FCD

#CD3232#CD3232

#CDCD32#CDCD32

#32CD80#32CD80

#7F32CD#7F32CD

Variants

#DFAD7C#DFAD7C

#835220#835220

#E98016#E98016

#B1804E#B1804E

#DDBFA2#DDBFA2

#FF9429#FF9429

Nearest Named Colors

Bronze#CD7F32

Peru#CD853F

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#CD7F32

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CD7F32

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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