HEX atlas value

#D7873C

#D7873C is a warm orange HEX color close to Peru. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 135, 60, HSL 29, 66%, 54%, has luminance 0.321, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D7873C Sample readable text

HEX #D7873C

RGB rgb(215, 135, 60)

HSL hsl(29 66% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 72, 16)

Luminance 0.321

Contrast Black 7.42:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-d7873c: #D7873C;
.background-d7873c { background-color: #D7873C; }
.text-d7873c { color: #D7873C; }

Luminance0.321

Black text7.42:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA 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":"#D7873C","rgb":[215,135,60],"hsl":[29,66,54],"cmyk":[0,37,72,16],"luminance":0.321,"contrast":{"black":7.42,"white":2.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D7D53C","hex":"#D7D53C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.47,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7B688","hex":"#E7B688","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.44,"contrastWhite":1.84,"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":"#F18622","hex":"#F18622","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.17,"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","Peru adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d7873c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3C8CD7","analogous":["#D73C3F","#D7D53C"],"triadic":["#3CD787","#873CD7"],"tetradic":["#3FD73C","#3C8CD7","#D53CD7"],"splitComplementary":["#3CD7D5","#3C3FD7"],"monochromatic":["#E7B688","#D7873C","#985A1F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7B688","dark":"#985A1F","saturated":"#F18622","desaturated":"#BD8856","pastel":"#E5C9AE","neon":"#FF9B3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":19.313207915827967},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":26.627053911388696},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":29.171904291629644}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D7873C

#D7873C is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D7873C is visually closest to Peru, a named orange color with HEX #CD853F.

The RGB channels are 215, 135, and 60, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 66% saturation and 54% 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 0.321, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.42:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D7873C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D7D53C#000000 text · best 13.47:1#D7D53C

#E7B688#000000 text · best 11.44:1#E7B688

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#F18622#000000 text · best 8.17:1#F18622

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

Generated Palette

#D7873C#D7873C

#3C8CD7#3C8CD7

#D73C3F#D73C3F

#D7D53C#D7D53C

#E7B688#E7B688

#985A1F#985A1F

Color Harmonies

#3C8CD7#3C8CD7

#D73C3F#D73C3F

#D7D53C#D7D53C

#3CD787#3CD787

#873CD7#873CD7

Variants

#E7B688#E7B688

#985A1F#985A1F

#F18622#F18622

#BD8856#BD8856

#E5C9AE#E5C9AE

#FF9B3D#FF9B3D

Nearest Named Colors

Peru#CD853F

Bronze#CD7F32

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#D7873C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D7873C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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