HEX atlas value

#D2A36A

#D2A36A is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandstone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 210, 163, 106, HSL 33, 54%, 62%, has luminance 0.4094, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#D2A36A Sample readable text

HEX #D2A36A

RGB rgb(210, 163, 106)

HSL hsl(33 54% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 50, 18)

Luminance 0.4094

Contrast Black 9.19:1White 2.29:1

CSS

--color-d2a36a: #D2A36A;
.background-d2a36a { background-color: #D2A36A; }
.text-d2a36a { color: #D2A36A; }

Luminance0.4094

Black text9.19:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA 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":"#D2A36A","rgb":[210,163,106],"hsl":[33,54,62],"cmyk":[0,22,50,18],"luminance":0.4094,"contrast":{"black":9.19,"white":2.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8CFB0","hex":"#E8CFB0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.98,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CDD26A","hex":"#CDD26A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.02,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Sandstone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d2a36a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6A99D2","analogous":["#D26F6A","#CDD26A"],"triadic":["#6AD2A3","#A36AD2"],"tetradic":["#6AD26F","#6A99D2","#D26ACD"],"splitComplementary":["#6ACDD2","#6F6AD2"],"monochromatic":["#E8CFB0","#D2A36A","#AD7634"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8CFB0","dark":"#AD7634","saturated":"#E8A554","desaturated":"#BDA17F","pastel":"#EBDFD1","neon":"#FFBA66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":17.378147196982766},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":29.017236257093817}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D2A36A

#D2A36A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #D2A36A is visually closest to Sandstone, a named orange color with HEX #C9AE74.

The RGB channels are 210, 163, and 106, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg with 54% saturation and 62% 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 0.4094, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.19:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D2A36A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8CFB0#000000 text · best 13.98:1#E8CFB0

#CDD26A#000000 text · best 13.02:1#CDD26A

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Generated Palette

#D2A36A#D2A36A

#6A99D2#6A99D2

#D26F6A#D26F6A

#CDD26A#CDD26A

#E8CFB0#E8CFB0

#AD7634#AD7634

Color Harmonies

#6A99D2#6A99D2

#D26F6A#D26F6A

#CDD26A#CDD26A

#6AD2A3#6AD2A3

#A36AD2#A36AD2

Variants

#E8CFB0#E8CFB0

#AD7634#AD7634

#E8A554#E8A554

#BDA17F#BDA17F

#EBDFD1#EBDFD1

#FFBA66#FFBA66

Nearest Named Colors

Sandstone#C9AE74

Camel#C19A6B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#D2A36A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D2A36A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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