HEX atlas value

#DB784D

#DB784D is a warm orange HEX color close to Burnt Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 120, 77, HSL 18, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.2903, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DB784D Sample readable text

HEX #DB784D

RGB rgb(219, 120, 77)

HSL hsl(18 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.2903

Contrast Black 6.81:1White 3.09:1

CSS

--color-db784d: #DB784D;
.background-db784d { background-color: #DB784D; }
.text-db784d { color: #DB784D; }

Luminance0.2903

Black text6.81:1AA Pass

White text3.09:1AA 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":"#DB784D","rgb":[219,120,77],"hsl":[18,66,58],"cmyk":[0,45,65,14],"luminance":0.2903,"contrast":{"black":6.81,"white":3.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBBE4D","hex":"#DBBE4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.48,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EAB299","hex":"#EAB299","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.33,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4DB0DB","hex":"#4DB0DB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.55,"contrastWhite":2.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Burnt Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db784d.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/raw-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4DB0DB","analogous":["#DB4D69","#DBBE4D"],"triadic":["#4DDB78","#784DDB"],"tetradic":["#69DB4D","#4DB0DB","#BE4DDB"],"splitComplementary":["#4DDBBE","#4D69DB"],"monochromatic":["#EAB299","#DB784D","#A94B23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAB299","dark":"#A94B23","saturated":"#F26E36","desaturated":"#C38165","pastel":"#EACBBE","neon":"#FF8652"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":15.0996688705415},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":22.20360331117452},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":31.20897306865447}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB784D

#DB784D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DB784D is visually closest to Burnt Sienna, a named red color with HEX #E97451.

The RGB channels are 219, 120, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.2903, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.81:1AA Pass

White text3.09:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB784D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.81:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBBE4D#000000 text · best 11.48:1#DBBE4D

#EAB299#000000 text · best 11.33:1#EAB299

#4DB0DB#000000 text · best 8.55:1#4DB0DB

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

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

Generated Palette

#DB784D#DB784D

#4DB0DB#4DB0DB

#DB4D69#DB4D69

#DBBE4D#DBBE4D

#EAB299#EAB299

#A94B23#A94B23

Color Harmonies

#4DB0DB#4DB0DB

#DB4D69#DB4D69

#DBBE4D#DBBE4D

#4DDB78#4DDB78

#784DDB#784DDB

Variants

#EAB299#EAB299

#A94B23#A94B23

#F26E36#F26E36

#C38165#C38165

#EACBBE#EACBBE

#FF8652#FF8652

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Peru#CD853F

Bronze#CD7F32

#DB784D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB784D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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