HEX atlas value

#DB8F4D

#DB8F4D is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 143, 77, HSL 28, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.3524, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DB8F4D Sample readable text

HEX #DB8F4D

RGB rgb(219, 143, 77)

HSL hsl(28 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.3524

Contrast Black 8.05:1White 2.61:1

CSS

--color-db8f4d: #DB8F4D;
.background-db8f4d { background-color: #DB8F4D; }
.text-db8f4d { color: #DB8F4D; }

Luminance0.3524

Black text8.05:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA 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":"#DB8F4D","rgb":[219,143,77],"hsl":[28,66,58],"cmyk":[0,35,65,14],"luminance":0.3524,"contrast":{"black":8.05,"white":2.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBD64D","hex":"#DBD64D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.74,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EABF99","hex":"#EABF99","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.41,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F28E36","hex":"#F28E36","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Raw Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db8f4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D99DB","analogous":["#DB4D52","#DBD64D"],"triadic":["#4DDB8F","#8F4DDB"],"tetradic":["#52DB4D","#4D99DB","#D64DDB"],"splitComplementary":["#4DDBD6","#4D52DB"],"monochromatic":["#EABF99","#DB8F4D","#A96223"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EABF99","dark":"#A96223","saturated":"#F28E36","desaturated":"#C39165","pastel":"#EAD2BE","neon":"#FFA352"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":22.181073012818835},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":32.95451410656816}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB8F4D

#DB8F4D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DB8F4D is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 219, 143, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.3524, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.05:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB8F4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBD64D#000000 text · best 13.74:1#DBD64D

#EABF99#000000 text · best 12.41:1#EABF99

#F28E36#000000 text · best 8.7:1#F28E36

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

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

Generated Palette

#DB8F4D#DB8F4D

#4D99DB#4D99DB

#DB4D52#DB4D52

#DBD64D#DBD64D

#EABF99#EABF99

#A96223#A96223

Color Harmonies

#4D99DB#4D99DB

#DB4D52#DB4D52

#DBD64D#DBD64D

#4DDB8F#4DDB8F

#8F4DDB#8F4DDB

Variants

#EABF99#EABF99

#A96223#A96223

#F28E36#F28E36

#C39165#C39165

#EAD2BE#EAD2BE

#FFA352#FFA352

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Butterscotch#E3963E

Peru#CD853F

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Terracotta#E2725B

#DB8F4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB8F4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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