HEX atlas value

#D08C43

#D08C43 is a warm orange HEX color close to Peru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 208, 140, 67, HSL 31, 60%, 54%, has luminance 0.3257, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#D08C43 Sample readable text

HEX #D08C43

RGB rgb(208, 140, 67)

HSL hsl(31 60% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 68, 18)

Luminance 0.3257

Contrast Black 7.51:1White 2.79:1

CSS

--color-d08c43: #D08C43;
.background-d08c43 { background-color: #D08C43; }
.text-d08c43 { color: #D08C43; }

Luminance0.3257

Black text7.51:1AA Pass

White text2.79:1AA 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":"#D08C43","rgb":[208,140,67],"hsl":[31,60,54],"cmyk":[0,33,68,18],"luminance":0.3257,"contrast":{"black":7.51,"white":2.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CED043","hex":"#CED043","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.73,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2B98D","hex":"#E2B98D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.56,"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":"#EA8D2A","hex":"#EA8D2A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.34,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"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/d08c43.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4387D0","analogous":["#D04643","#CED043"],"triadic":["#43D08C","#8C43D0"],"tetradic":["#43D046","#4387D0","#D043CE"],"splitComplementary":["#43CED0","#4643D0"],"monochromatic":["#E2B98D","#D08C43","#935E25"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E2B98D","dark":"#935E25","saturated":"#EA8D2A","desaturated":"#B68B5D","pastel":"#E2CAB1","neon":"#FFA13D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":8.602325267042627},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":22.891046284519195},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":36.742346141747674}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D08C43

#D08C43 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #D08C43 is visually closest to Peru, a named orange color with HEX #CD853F.

The RGB channels are 208, 140, and 67, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 60% 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 0.3257, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.51:1AA Pass

White text2.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D08C43 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.51:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CED043#000000 text · best 12.73:1#CED043

#E2B98D#000000 text · best 11.56:1#E2B98D

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#EA8D2A#000000 text · best 8.34:1#EA8D2A

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

Generated Palette

#D08C43#D08C43

#4387D0#4387D0

#D04643#D04643

#CED043#CED043

#E2B98D#E2B98D

#935E25#935E25

Color Harmonies

#4387D0#4387D0

#D04643#D04643

#CED043#CED043

#43D08C#43D08C

#8C43D0#8C43D0

Variants

#E2B98D#E2B98D

#935E25#935E25

#EA8D2A#EA8D2A

#B68B5D#B68B5D

#E2CAB1#E2CAB1

#FFA13D#FFA13D

Nearest Named Colors

Peru#CD853F

Bronze#CD7F32

Butterscotch#E3963E

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#D08C43

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D08C43

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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