HEX atlas value

#D1511A

#D1511A is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 209, 81, 26, HSL 18, 78%, 46%, has luminance 0.1951, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#D1511A Sample readable text

HEX #D1511A

RGB rgb(209, 81, 26)

HSL hsl(18 78% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 61, 88, 18)

Luminance 0.1951

Contrast Black 4.9:1White 4.28:1

CSS

--color-d1511a: #D1511A;
.background-d1511a { background-color: #D1511A; }
.text-d1511a { color: #D1511A; }

Luminance0.1951

Black text4.9:1AA Pass

White text4.28:1AA 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":"#D1511A","rgb":[209,81,26],"hsl":[18,78,46],"cmyk":[0,61,88,18],"luminance":0.1951,"contrast":{"black":4.9,"white":4.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1AC1A","hex":"#D1AC1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.63,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7F3110","hex":"#7F3110","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#EB875C","hex":"#EB875C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.15,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#1A9AD1","hex":"#1A9AD1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.59,"contrastWhite":3.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.02,"contrastWhite":3.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d1511a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1A9AD1","analogous":["#D11A3E","#D1AC1A"],"triadic":["#1AD151","#511AD1"],"tetradic":["#3ED11A","#1A9AD1","#AC1AD1"],"splitComplementary":["#1AD1AC","#1A3ED1"],"monochromatic":["#EB875C","#D1511A","#7F3110"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EB875C","dark":"#7F3110","saturated":"#EB4600","desaturated":"#B75B34","pastel":"#E4A286","neon":"#FF5B14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":26.77685567799177},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":27.073972741361768},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":27.874719729532707}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D1511A

#D1511A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #D1511A is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 209, 81, and 26, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 78% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1951, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.9:1AA Pass

White text4.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D1511A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.9:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1AC1A#000000 text · best 9.63:1#D1AC1A

#7F3110#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#7F3110

#EB875C#000000 text · best 8.15:1#EB875C

#1A9AD1#000000 text · best 6.59:1#1A9AD1

Fire Opal#000000 text · best 6.02:1#E95C20

Generated Palette

#D1511A#D1511A

#1A9AD1#1A9AD1

#D11A3E#D11A3E

#D1AC1A#D1AC1A

#EB875C#EB875C

#7F3110#7F3110

Color Harmonies

#1A9AD1#1A9AD1

#D11A3E#D11A3E

#D1AC1A#D1AC1A

#1AD151#1AD151

#511AD1#511AD1

Variants

#EB875C#EB875C

#7F3110#7F3110

#EB4600#EB4600

#B75B34#B75B34

#E4A286#E4A286

#FF5B14#FF5B14

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Fire Opal#E95C20

Cinnabar#E44D2E

#D1511A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D1511A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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