HEX atlas value

#D7B18E

#D7B18E is a warm orange HEX color close to Tan. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 177, 142, HSL 29, 48%, 70%, has luminance 0.4784, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D7B18E Sample readable text

HEX #D7B18E

RGB rgb(215, 177, 142)

HSL hsl(29 48% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 34, 16)

Luminance 0.4784

Contrast Black 10.57:1White 1.99:1

CSS

--color-d7b18e: #D7B18E;
.background-d7b18e { background-color: #D7B18E; }
.text-d7b18e { color: #D7B18E; }

Luminance0.4784

Black text10.57:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA 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":"#D7B18E","rgb":[215,177,142],"hsl":[29,48,70],"cmyk":[0,18,34,16],"luminance":0.4784,"contrast":{"black":10.57,"white":1.99}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFE0D2","hex":"#EFE0D2","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.26,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7D68E","hex":"#D7D68E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.9,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E8B17D","hex":"#E8B17D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.02,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Tan adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d7b18e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8EB4D7","analogous":["#D78E8F","#D7D68E"],"triadic":["#8ED7B1","#B18ED7"],"tetradic":["#8FD78E","#8EB4D7","#D68ED7"],"splitComplementary":["#8ED7D6","#8E8FD7"],"monochromatic":["#EFE0D2","#D7B18E","#BF834A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFE0D2","dark":"#BF834A","saturated":"#E8B17D","desaturated":"#C6B29F","pastel":"#F6F2EE","neon":"#FFC58F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":20.248456731316587},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":25.25866188063018},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":25.25866188063018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D7B18E

#D7B18E is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D7B18E is visually closest to Tan, a named orange color with HEX #D2B48C.

The RGB channels are 215, 177, and 142, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 48% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 0.4784, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.57:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D7B18E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFE0D2#000000 text · best 16.26:1#EFE0D2

#D7D68E#000000 text · best 13.9:1#D7D68E

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

#E8B17D#000000 text · best 11.02:1#E8B17D

Generated Palette

#D7B18E#D7B18E

#8EB4D7#8EB4D7

#D78E8F#D78E8F

#D7D68E#D7D68E

#EFE0D2#EFE0D2

#BF834A#BF834A

Color Harmonies

#8EB4D7#8EB4D7

#D78E8F#D78E8F

#D7D68E#D7D68E

#8ED7B1#8ED7B1

#B18ED7#B18ED7

Variants

#EFE0D2#EFE0D2

#BF834A#BF834A

#E8B17D#E8B17D

#C6B29F#C6B29F

#F6F2EE#F6F2EE

#FFC58F#FFC58F

Nearest Named Colors

Tan#D2B48C

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#D7B18E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D7B18E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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