HEX atlas value

#D49254

#D49254 is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 146, 84, HSL 29, 60%, 58%, has luminance 0.3519, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#D49254 Sample readable text

HEX #D49254

RGB rgb(212, 146, 84)

HSL hsl(29 60% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 60, 17)

Luminance 0.3519

Contrast Black 8.04:1White 2.61:1

CSS

--color-d49254: #D49254;
.background-d49254 { background-color: #D49254; }
.text-d49254 { color: #D49254; }

Luminance0.3519

Black text8.04:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA 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":"#D49254","rgb":[212,146,84],"hsl":[29,60,58],"cmyk":[0,31,60,17],"luminance":0.3519,"contrast":{"black":8.04,"white":2.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4D254","hex":"#D4D254","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.15,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7C19D","hex":"#E7C19D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.51,"contrastWhite":1.68,"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":"#EC913C","hex":"#EC913C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.68,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Raw Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d49254.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5496D4","analogous":["#D45456","#D4D254"],"triadic":["#54D492","#9254D4"],"tetradic":["#56D454","#5496D4","#D254D4"],"splitComplementary":["#54D4D2","#5456D4"],"monochromatic":["#E7C19D","#D49254","#A36429"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7C19D","dark":"#A36429","saturated":"#EC913C","desaturated":"#BD936B","pastel":"#E7D3C0","neon":"#FFA552"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":9.643650760992955},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":26.92582403567252},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":30.886890422961002},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":35.62302626111375}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D49254

#D49254 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #D49254 is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 212, 146, and 84, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 60% saturation and 58% 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 0.3519, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.04:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D49254 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4D254#000000 text · best 13.15:1#D4D254

#E7C19D#000000 text · best 12.51:1#E7C19D

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#EC913C#000000 text · best 8.68:1#EC913C

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Generated Palette

#D49254#D49254

#5496D4#5496D4

#D45456#D45456

#D4D254#D4D254

#E7C19D#E7C19D

#A36429#A36429

Color Harmonies

#5496D4#5496D4

#D45456#D45456

#D4D254#D4D254

#54D492#54D492

#9254D4#9254D4

Variants

#E7C19D#E7C19D

#A36429#A36429

#EC913C#EC913C

#BD936B#BD936B

#E7D3C0#E7D3C0

#FFA552#FFA552

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Peru#CD853F

Butterscotch#E3963E

Camel#C19A6B

Terracotta#E2725B

#D49254

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D49254

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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