Nearest-color comparison

Cedar vs Raw Umber

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.

Cedar and Raw Umber are visually related colors. Raw Umber is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.09:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cedar#8B5A2B

Raw Umber#826644

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cedar and Raw Umber across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance29.2

Pair contrast1.09:1

Luminance delta0.0169

Hue delta4 deg

Lighter colorRaw Umber

More saturatedCedar

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Cedar

Cedar is #8B5A2B, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Raw Umber, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8B5A2B RGB139, 90, 43 HSL29, 53, 36 CMYK0, 35, 69, 45 Luminance0.1298 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Raw Umber

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.

HEX#826644 RGB130, 102, 68 HSL33, 31, 39 CMYK0, 22, 48, 49 Luminance0.1467 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cedar or Raw Umber

Choose CedarCedar is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B5A2B.

Choose Raw UmberRaw Umber is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #826644.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCedarRaw Umber

HEX#8B5A2B#826644

RGB139, 90, 43130, 102, 68

HSL29, 53, 3633, 31, 39

CMYK0, 35, 69, 450, 22, 48, 49

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.12980.1467

Black contrast3.6:13.93:1

White contrast5.84:15.34:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Cedarwhite text - 5.84:1

Raw Umberwhite text - 5.34:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Cedar#8B5A2B

Raw Umber#826644

#C8884C#C8884C

#B3956F#B3956F

#2B5D8C#2B5D8C

#456082#456082

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "cedar",
    "name": "Cedar",
    "hex": "#8B5A2B",
    "rgb": [
      139,
      90,
      43
    ],
    "hsl": [
      29,
      53,
      36
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      35,
      69,
      45
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1298,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.6,
      "white": 5.84
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.84
    },
    "description": "Cedar is #8B5A2B, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Raw Umber, it is darker and more 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/cedar/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "raw-umber",
    "name": "Raw Umber",
    "hex": "#826644",
    "rgb": [
      130,
      102,
      68
    ],
    "hsl": [
      33,
      31,
      39
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      22,
      48,
      49
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1467,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.93,
      "white": 5.34
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.34
    },
    "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/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 29.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.09,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 4,
    "saturation": 22,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0169,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Raw Umber",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cedar"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.09,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cedar",
      "background": "#8B5A2B",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.84
    },
    {
      "color": "Raw Umber",
      "background": "#826644",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.34
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "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."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cedar-vs-raw-umber.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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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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      "hsl": [
        29,
        53,
        36
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        35,
        69,
        45
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      "luminance": 0.1298,
      "contrast": {
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      },
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        "ratio": 5.84
      },
      "description": "Cedar is #8B5A2B, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Raw Umber, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
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    },
    {
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        102,
        68
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        33,
        31,
        39
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        0,
        22,
        48,
        49
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      "luminance": 0.1467,
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      },
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        "label": "white text",
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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/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"
    }
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  "differences": {
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    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 4,
      "saturation": 22,
      "lightness": 3
    },
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    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Cedar"
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      },
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      }
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