Named color

Cedar

Cedar is an earth tone orange color with HEX #8B5A2B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 139, 90, 43, HSL 29, 53%, 36%, warm temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#8B5A2B orange warm earth-tone

HEX #8B5A2B

RGB rgb(139, 90, 43)

HSL hsl(29 53% 36%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 69, 45)

Luminance 0.1298

Contrast Black 3.6:1White 5.84:1

CSS Utilities

--color-cedar: #8B5A2B;
.bg-cedar { background-color: #8B5A2B; }
.text-cedar { color: #8B5A2B; }

Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Luminance0.1298

Black text3.6:1AA Fail

White text5.84:1AA Pass

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": "#8B5A2B",
  "rgb": [
    139,
    90,
    43
  ],
  "hsl": [
    29,
    53,
    36
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    35,
    69,
    45
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1298,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.6,
    "white": 5.84
  }
}

WCAG

{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}

Harmonies

{
  "complementary": "#2B5D8C",
  "analogous": [
    "#8C2B2D",
    "#8C8B2B"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#2B8C5A",
    "#5A2B8C"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#2D8C2B",
    "#2B5D8C",
    "#8B2B8C"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#2B8C8B",
    "#2B2D8C"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#C8884C",
    "#8B5A2B",
    "#462D16"
  ]
}

Variants

{
  "light": "#C8884C",
  "dark": "#462D16",
  "saturated": "#A15A17",
  "desaturated": "#785B3F",
  "pastel": "#C19A76",
  "neon": "#E06C00"
}

Pairings

{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#2B5D8C",
    "#8C2B2D",
    "#8C8B2B"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#785B3F",
    "#C8884C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#C8884C",
    "#785B3F"
  ]
}

Knowledge graph

{
  "nearestColors": [
    "sienna",
    "raw-umber",
    "saddle-brown",
    "coffee",
    "loam"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "cedar"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cedar-vs-raw-umber",
    "cedar-vs-sienna"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/cedar",
    "/wcag/cedar",
    "/css/colors/cedar",
    "/hex/8b5a2b"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/cedar"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/sienna",
      "/colors/raw-umber",
      "/colors/saddle-brown",
      "/colors/coffee",
      "/colors/loam",
      "/compare/cedar-vs-raw-umber",
      "/compare/cedar-vs-sienna",
      "/harmonies/cedar",
      "/wcag/cedar",
      "/css/colors/cedar",
      "/hex/8b5a2b"
    ]
  }
}

Full JSON dataset

{
  "slug": "cedar",
  "name": "Cedar",
  "hex": "#8B5A2B",
  "uses": [
    "earth-tone palettes",
    "interior design",
    "material-inspired branding"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "groundedness",
      "warmth",
      "natural texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "architecture",
      "home decor",
      "outdoor products",
      "editorial layouts"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-saturation futuristic interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "earth-tone",
    "earth-tone-palettes",
    "interior-design",
    "material-inspired-branding",
    "groundedness",
    "warmth",
    "natural-texture"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    139,
    90,
    43
  ],
  "hsl": [
    29,
    53,
    36
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    35,
    69,
    45
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1298,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.6,
    "white": 5.84
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#2B5D8C",
    "analogous": [
      "#8C2B2D",
      "#8C8B2B"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#2B8C5A",
      "#5A2B8C"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#2D8C2B",
      "#2B5D8C",
      "#8B2B8C"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#2B8C8B",
      "#2B2D8C"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#C8884C",
      "#8B5A2B",
      "#462D16"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#C8884C",
    "dark": "#462D16",
    "saturated": "#A15A17",
    "desaturated": "#785B3F",
    "pastel": "#C19A76",
    "neon": "#E06C00"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-cedar: #8B5A2B;",
    "utility": ".bg-cedar { background-color: #8B5A2B; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-cedar { color: #8B5A2B; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "sienna",
    "raw-umber",
    "saddle-brown",
    "coffee",
    "loam"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "cedar"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cedar-vs-raw-umber",
    "cedar-vs-sienna"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/cedar",
    "/wcag/cedar",
    "/css/colors/cedar",
    "/hex/8b5a2b"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/cedar"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/sienna",
      "/colors/raw-umber",
      "/colors/saddle-brown",
      "/colors/coffee",
      "/colors/loam",
      "/compare/cedar-vs-raw-umber",
      "/compare/cedar-vs-sienna",
      "/harmonies/cedar",
      "/wcag/cedar",
      "/css/colors/cedar",
      "/hex/8b5a2b"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#2B5D8C",
      "#8C2B2D",
      "#8C8B2B"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#785B3F",
      "#C8884C"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#C8884C",
      "#785B3F"
    ]
  }
}

Color meaning and use

About Cedar Color

Cedar sits in the orange family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Cedar is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include groundedness, warmth, and natural texture, which makes it relevant for architecture and home decor. In design work, Cedar is most useful for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cedar against black and white text.

Black text3.6:1AA Fail

White text5.84:1AA Pass

AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5

AAA text optionsNone in seed set

Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Raw Umber#826644

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

Color Harmonies

#2B5D8C#2B5D8C

#8C2B2D#8C2B2D

#8C8B2B#8C8B2B

#2B8C5A#2B8C5A

#5A2B8C#5A2B8C

Open full Cedar harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#C8884C#C8884C

#462D16#462D16

#A15A17#A15A17

#785B3F#785B3F

#C19A76#C19A76

#E06C00#E06C00

Pairings

White#FFFFFF

#2B5D8C#2B5D8C

#8C2B2D#8C2B2D

#8C8B2B#8C8B2B

Matte Black#1A1A1A

White Smoke#F5F5F5

Cedar

CSS Utilities

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

About Cedar Color

Related Color Guides

WCAG Accessibility

Similar Colors

Color Harmonies

Variants

Pairings