HEX atlas value

#D4852B

#D4852B is a warm orange HEX color close to Bronze. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 133, 43, HSL 32, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.3095, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D4852B Sample readable text

HEX #D4852B

RGB rgb(212, 133, 43)

HSL hsl(32 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.3095

Contrast Black 7.19:1White 2.92:1

CSS

--color-d4852b: #D4852B;
.background-d4852b { background-color: #D4852B; }
.text-d4852b { color: #D4852B; }

Luminance0.3095

Black text7.19:1AA Pass

White text2.92:1AA 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":"#D4852B","rgb":[212,133,43],"hsl":[32,66,50],"cmyk":[0,37,80,17],"luminance":0.3095,"contrast":{"black":7.19,"white":2.92}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CED42B","hex":"#CED42B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.08,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E3B178","hex":"#E3B178","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.83,"contrastWhite":1.94,"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":"#F0870F","hex":"#F0870F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.18,"contrastWhite":2.57,"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","balanced","balanced orange","Bronze adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d4852b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B7AD4","analogous":["#D4312B","#CED42B"],"triadic":["#2BD485","#852BD4"],"tetradic":["#2BD431","#2B7AD4","#D42BCE"],"splitComplementary":["#2BCED4","#312BD4"],"monochromatic":["#E3B178","#D4852B","#87551C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3B178","dark":"#87551C","saturated":"#F0870F","desaturated":"#B88347","pastel":"#E0C19F","neon":"#FF9B29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":21.18962010041709},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":29.58039891549808}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D4852B

#D4852B is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D4852B is visually closest to Bronze, a named orange color with HEX #CD7F32.

The RGB channels are 212, 133, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 32deg 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 0.3095, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.19:1AA Pass

White text2.92:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D4852B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CED42B#000000 text · best 13.08:1#CED42B

#E3B178#000000 text · best 10.83:1#E3B178

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#F0870F#000000 text · best 8.18:1#F0870F

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

Generated Palette

#D4852B#D4852B

#2B7AD4#2B7AD4

#D4312B#D4312B

#CED42B#CED42B

#E3B178#E3B178

#87551C#87551C

Color Harmonies

#2B7AD4#2B7AD4

#D4312B#D4312B

#CED42B#CED42B

#2BD485#2BD485

#852BD4#852BD4

Variants

#E3B178#E3B178

#87551C#87551C

#F0870F#F0870F

#B88347#B88347

#E0C19F#E0C19F

#FF9B29#FF9B29

Nearest Named Colors

Bronze#CD7F32

Ochre#CC7722

Peru#CD853F

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Butterscotch#E3963E

#D4852B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D4852B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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