HEX atlas value

#D4902B

#D4902B is a warm orange HEX color close to Bronze. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 144, 43, HSL 36, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.3412, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D4902B Sample readable text

HEX #D4902B

RGB rgb(212, 144, 43)

HSL hsl(36 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.3412

Contrast Black 7.82:1White 2.68:1

CSS

--color-d4902b: #D4902B;
.background-d4902b { background-color: #D4902B; }
.text-d4902b { color: #D4902B; }

Luminance0.3412

Black text7.82:1AA Pass

White text2.68:1AA 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":"#D4902B","rgb":[212,144,43],"hsl":[36,66,50],"cmyk":[0,32,80,17],"luminance":0.3412,"contrast":{"black":7.82,"white":2.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C3D42B","hex":"#C3D42B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.77,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E3B878","hex":"#E3B878","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.39,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F0960F","hex":"#F0960F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.07,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/d4902b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B6FD4","analogous":["#D43C2B","#C3D42B"],"triadic":["#2BD490","#902BD4"],"tetradic":["#2BD43C","#2B6FD4","#D42BC3"],"splitComplementary":["#2BC3D4","#3C2BD4"],"monochromatic":["#E3B878","#D4902B","#875C1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3B878","dark":"#875C1C","saturated":"#F0960F","desaturated":"#B88B47","pastel":"#E0C69F","neon":"#FFA929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":19.672315572906},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":23.874672772626646},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":24.454038521274967},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":24.939927826679853},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":26.645825188948457}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D4902B

#D4902B is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D4902B is visually closest to Bronze, a named orange color with HEX #CD7F32.

The RGB channels are 212, 144, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.3412, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.82:1AA Pass

White text2.68:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D4902B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.82:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.68:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C3D42B#000000 text · best 12.77:1#C3D42B

#E3B878#000000 text · best 11.39:1#E3B878

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

#F0960F#000000 text · best 9.07:1#F0960F

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

Generated Palette

#D4902B#D4902B

#2B6FD4#2B6FD4

#D43C2B#D43C2B

#C3D42B#C3D42B

#E3B878#E3B878

#875C1C#875C1C

Color Harmonies

#2B6FD4#2B6FD4

#D43C2B#D43C2B

#C3D42B#C3D42B

#2BD490#2BD490

#902BD4#902BD4

Variants

#E3B878#E3B878

#875C1C#875C1C

#F0960F#F0960F

#B88B47#B88B47

#E0C69F#E0C69F

#FFA929#FFA929

Nearest Named Colors

Bronze#CD7F32

Peru#CD853F

Goldenrod#DAA520

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#D4902B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D4902B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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