HEX atlas value

#DB6E4D

#DB6E4D is a warm red HEX color close to Burnt Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 110, 77, HSL 14, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.2675, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DB6E4D Sample readable text

HEX #DB6E4D

RGB rgb(219, 110, 77)

HSL hsl(14 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.2675

Contrast Black 6.35:1White 3.31:1

CSS

--color-db6e4d: #DB6E4D;
.background-db6e4d { background-color: #DB6E4D; }
.text-db6e4d { color: #DB6E4D; }

Luminance0.2675

Black text6.35:1AA Pass

White text3.31:1AA 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":"#DB6E4D","rgb":[219,110,77],"hsl":[14,66,58],"cmyk":[0,50,65,14],"luminance":0.2675,"contrast":{"black":6.35,"white":3.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAAC99","hex":"#EAAC99","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DBB54D","hex":"#DBB54D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.73,"contrastWhite":1.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4DBADB","hex":"#4DBADB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.36,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Burnt Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db6e4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4DBADB","analogous":["#DB4D73","#DBB54D"],"triadic":["#4DDB6E","#6E4DDB"],"tetradic":["#73DB4D","#4DBADB","#B54DDB"],"splitComplementary":["#4DDBB5","#4D73DB"],"monochromatic":["#EAAC99","#DB6E4D","#A94223"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAAC99","dark":"#A94223","saturated":"#F26236","desaturated":"#C37B65","pastel":"#EAC8BE","neon":"#FF7A52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":15.748015748023622},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":27.294688127912362},{"slug":"roman-red","name":"Roman Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":27.294688127912362},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":30.347981810987037}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB6E4D

#DB6E4D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DB6E4D is visually closest to Burnt Sienna, a named red color with HEX #E97451.

The RGB channels are 219, 110, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg with 66% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2675, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.35:1AA Pass

White text3.31:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB6E4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.35:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAAC99#000000 text · best 10.86:1#EAAC99

#DBB54D#000000 text · best 10.73:1#DBB54D

#4DBADB#000000 text · best 9.36:1#4DBADB

Burnt Sienna#000000 text · best 7.08:1#E97451

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

Generated Palette

#DB6E4D#DB6E4D

#4DBADB#4DBADB

#DB4D73#DB4D73

#DBB54D#DBB54D

#EAAC99#EAAC99

#A94223#A94223

Color Harmonies

#4DBADB#4DBADB

#DB4D73#DB4D73

#DBB54D#DBB54D

#4DDB6E#4DDB6E

#6E4DDB#6E4DDB

Variants

#EAAC99#EAAC99

#A94223#A94223

#F26236#F26236

#C37B65#C37B65

#EAC8BE#EAC8BE

#FF7A52#FF7A52

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Peru#CD853F

#DB6E4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB6E4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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