HEX atlas value

#D7993C

#D7993C is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 153, 60, HSL 36, 66%, 54%, has luminance 0.3756, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D7993C Sample readable text

HEX #D7993C

RGB rgb(215, 153, 60)

HSL hsl(36 66% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 72, 16)

Luminance 0.3756

Contrast Black 8.51:1White 2.47:1

CSS

--color-d7993c: #D7993C;
.background-d7993c { background-color: #D7993C; }
.text-d7993c { color: #D7993C; }

Luminance0.3756

Black text8.51:1AA Pass

White text2.47:1AA 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":"#D7993C","rgb":[215,153,60],"hsl":[36,66,54],"cmyk":[0,29,72,16],"luminance":0.3756,"contrast":{"black":8.51,"white":2.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C8D73C","hex":"#C8D73C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.24,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7C188","hex":"#E7C188","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.38,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F19E22","hex":"#F19E22","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.65,"contrastWhite":2.18,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d7993c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3C7AD7","analogous":["#D74C3C","#C8D73C"],"triadic":["#3CD799","#993CD7"],"tetradic":["#3CD74C","#3C7AD7","#D73CC8"],"splitComplementary":["#3CC8D7","#4C3CD7"],"monochromatic":["#E7C188","#D7993C","#98681F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7C188","dark":"#98681F","saturated":"#F19E22","desaturated":"#BD9456","pastel":"#E5CFAE","neon":"#FFB13D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":12.529964086141668},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":29.597297173897484},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":30.610455730027933}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D7993C

#D7993C is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D7993C is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 215, 153, and 60, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.3756, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.51:1AA Pass

White text2.47:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D7993C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.51:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C8D73C#000000 text · best 13.24:1#C8D73C

#E7C188#000000 text · best 12.38:1#E7C188

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#F19E22#000000 text · best 9.65:1#F19E22

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#D7993C#D7993C

#3C7AD7#3C7AD7

#D74C3C#D74C3C

#C8D73C#C8D73C

#E7C188#E7C188

#98681F#98681F

Color Harmonies

#3C7AD7#3C7AD7

#D74C3C#D74C3C

#C8D73C#C8D73C

#3CD799#3CD799

#993CD7#993CD7

Variants

#E7C188#E7C188

#98681F#98681F

#F19E22#F19E22

#BD9456#BD9456

#E5CFAE#E5CFAE

#FFB13D#FFB13D

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Peru#CD853F

Old Gold#CFB53B

Bronze#CD7F32

Goldenrod#DAA520

#D7993C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D7993C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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