Nearest-color comparison
Cedar #8B5A2B vs Raw Umber #826644: RGB distance 29.2 and contrast 1.09:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Cedar and Raw Umber are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 29.2. Raw Umber is lighter by 0.0169, and Cedar is more saturated by 22 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.09:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Cedar and Raw Umber across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Cedar is #8B5A2B, a warm orange with hue 29°, saturation 53% and luminance 0.1298. Beside Raw Umber, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.84:1.
orange color
Raw Umber is #826644, a warm orange with hue 33°, saturation 31% and luminance 0.1467. Beside Cedar, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.34:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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{
"slug": "raw-umber",
"name": "Raw Umber",
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33,
31,
39
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"description": "Raw Umber is #826644, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Cedar, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/raw-umber/",
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{
"color": "Raw Umber",
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"chooseFirstWhen": "Cedar is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B5A2B.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Raw Umber is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #826644.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Cedar and Raw Umber are different orange colors with HEX values #8B5A2B and #826644. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 29.2, their contrast ratio is 1.09:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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