HEX atlas value

#D45E2B

#D45E2B is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 94, 43, HSL 18, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.2218, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D45E2B Sample readable text

HEX #D45E2B

RGB rgb(212, 94, 43)

HSL hsl(18 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 56, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.2218

Contrast Black 5.44:1White 3.86:1

CSS

--color-d45e2b: #D45E2B;
.background-d45e2b { background-color: #D45E2B; }
.text-d45e2b { color: #D45E2B; }

Luminance0.2218

Black text5.44:1AA Pass

White text3.86:1AA 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":"#D45E2B","rgb":[212,94,43],"hsl":[18,66,50],"cmyk":[0,56,80,17],"luminance":0.2218,"contrast":{"black":5.44,"white":3.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4B22B","hex":"#D4B22B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.2,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E39878","hex":"#E39878","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.03,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#873C1C","hex":"#873C1C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.69,"contrastWhite":7.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2BA1D4","hex":"#2BA1D4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.15,"contrastWhite":2.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d45e2b.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/cinnabar.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2BA1D4","analogous":["#D42B4D","#D4B22B"],"triadic":["#2BD45E","#5E2BD4"],"tetradic":["#4DD42B","#2BA1D4","#B22BD4"],"splitComplementary":["#2BD4B2","#2B4DD4"],"monochromatic":["#E39878","#D45E2B","#873C1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E39878","dark":"#873C1C","saturated":"#F0530F","desaturated":"#B86947","pastel":"#E0B29F","neon":"#FF6929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":27.748873851023216}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D45E2B

#D45E2B is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D45E2B is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 212, 94, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 66% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.2218, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.44:1AA Pass

White text3.86:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D45E2B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.44:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4B22B#000000 text · best 10.2:1#D4B22B

#E39878#000000 text · best 9.03:1#E39878

#873C1C#FFFFFF text · best 7.8:1#873C1C

#2BA1D4#000000 text · best 7.15:1#2BA1D4

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

Generated Palette

#D45E2B#D45E2B

#2BA1D4#2BA1D4

#D42B4D#D42B4D

#D4B22B#D4B22B

#E39878#E39878

#873C1C#873C1C

Color Harmonies

#2BA1D4#2BA1D4

#D42B4D#D42B4D

#D4B22B#D4B22B

#2BD45E#2BD45E

#5E2BD4#5E2BD4

Variants

#E39878#E39878

#873C1C#873C1C

#F0530F#F0530F

#B86947#B86947

#E0B29F#E0B29F

#FF6929#FF6929

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Fire Opal#E95C20

Ochre#CC7722

#D45E2B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D45E2B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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