HEX atlas value

#D16C1A

#D16C1A is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 209, 108, 26, HSL 27, 78%, 46%, has luminance 0.2436, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#D16C1A Sample readable text

HEX #D16C1A

RGB rgb(209, 108, 26)

HSL hsl(27 78% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 48, 88, 18)

Luminance 0.2436

Contrast Black 5.87:1White 3.58:1

CSS

--color-d16c1a: #D16C1A;
.background-d16c1a { background-color: #D16C1A; }
.text-d16c1a { color: #D16C1A; }

Luminance0.2436

Black text5.87:1AA Pass

White text3.58:1AA 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":"#D16C1A","rgb":[209,108,26],"hsl":[27,78,46],"cmyk":[0,48,88,18],"luminance":0.2436,"contrast":{"black":5.87,"white":3.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1C81A","hex":"#D1C81A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EB9C5C","hex":"#EB9C5C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.44,"contrastWhite":2.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7F4210","hex":"#7F4210","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.69,"contrastWhite":7.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#EB6A00","hex":"#EB6A00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.59,"contrastWhite":3.18,"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d16c1a.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/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1A7ED1","analogous":["#D11A23","#D1C81A"],"triadic":["#1AD16C","#6C1AD1"],"tetradic":["#23D11A","#1A7ED1","#C81AD1"],"splitComplementary":["#1AD1C8","#1A23D1"],"monochromatic":["#EB9C5C","#D16C1A","#7F4210"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EB9C5C","dark":"#7F4210","saturated":"#EB6A00","desaturated":"#B76F34","pastel":"#E4B086","neon":"#FF7E14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":5.0990195135927845},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":5.0990195135927845},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":14.491376746189438},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":29.46183972531247},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":30.870698080866262}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D16C1A

#D16C1A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #D16C1A is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 209, 108, and 26, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg 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 0.2436, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.87:1AA Pass

White text3.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D16C1A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.87:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1C81A#000000 text · best 11.99:1#D1C81A

#EB9C5C#000000 text · best 9.44:1#EB9C5C

#7F4210#FFFFFF text · best 7.81:1#7F4210

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

#EB6A00#000000 text · best 6.59:1#EB6A00

Generated Palette

#D16C1A#D16C1A

#1A7ED1#1A7ED1

#D11A23#D11A23

#D1C81A#D1C81A

#EB9C5C#EB9C5C

#7F4210#7F4210

Color Harmonies

#1A7ED1#1A7ED1

#D11A23#D11A23

#D1C81A#D1C81A

#1AD16C#1AD16C

#6C1AD1#6C1AD1

Variants

#EB9C5C#EB9C5C

#7F4210#7F4210

#EB6A00#EB6A00

#B76F34#B76F34

#E4B086#E4B086

#FF7E14#FF7E14

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Fire Opal#E95C20

Bronze#CD7F32

#D16C1A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D16C1A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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