CSS utility

Cedar CSS Utilities

Cedar CSS utilities provide reusable variables and utility classes for #8B5A2B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the snippet includes background, text, border, surface, RGB token, best text color, and contrast notes for implementation-ready design systems.

Color page #8B5A2B WCAG

Preview Cedar #8B5A2B

Utility Classes

Background.bg-cedar

Text.text-cedar

Border.border-cedar

Surface.surface-cedar

CSS Snippet

:root {
  --color-cedar: #8B5A2B;
  --color-cedar-rgb: 139 90 43;
  --color-cedar-contrast: #FFFFFF;
}

.bg-cedar { background-color: var(--color-cedar); }
.text-cedar { color: var(--color-cedar); }
.border-cedar { border-color: var(--color-cedar); }
.surface-cedar {
  background-color: var(--color-cedar);
  color: var(--color-cedar-contrast);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-cedar), #111827 18%);
}
.shadow-cedar { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-cedar-rgb) / 28%); }

Usage Examples

Surface cardUse for panels, labels, badges, and interface accents.

Border accentUse as a soft divider or outline color.

Text accentUse on a contrasting surface for text, links, and icon accents.

Implementation Notes

Best text color#FFFFFF

Black contrast3.6:1

White contrast5.84:1

RGB token139 90 43

Luminance0.1298

Black text3.6:1AA Fail

White text5.84:1AA Pass

cssVariablesReusable CSS custom properties

utilityClassesBackground, text, border, surface, and shadow classes

bestTextColorAccessible default foreground token

contrastBlack and white contrast ratios

wcagAA and AAA text color options

relatedEndpointsLinked machine-readable resources

Structured sections

CSS variables

{
  "color": "--color-cedar: #8B5A2B;",
  "rgb": "--color-cedar-rgb: 139 90 43;",
  "contrast": "--color-cedar-contrast: #FFFFFF;"
}

Utility classes

{
  "background": ".bg-cedar",
  "text": ".text-cedar",
  "border": ".border-cedar",
  "surface": ".surface-cedar",
  "shadow": ".shadow-cedar"
}

Accessibility

{
  "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.6,
    "white": 5.84
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  }
}

Implementation

{
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-cedar: #8B5A2B;\n  --color-cedar-rgb: 139 90 43;\n  --color-cedar-contrast: #FFFFFF;\n}\n\n.bg-cedar { background-color: var(--color-cedar); }\n.text-cedar { color: var(--color-cedar); }\n.border-cedar { border-color: var(--color-cedar); }\n.surface-cedar {\n  background-color: var(--color-cedar);\n  color: var(--color-cedar-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-cedar), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-cedar { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-cedar-rgb) / 28%); }"
}

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/cedar.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "cedar",
  "name": "Cedar",
  "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": []
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
  "cssVariables": {
    "color": "--color-cedar: #8B5A2B;",
    "rgb": "--color-cedar-rgb: 139 90 43;",
    "contrast": "--color-cedar-contrast: #FFFFFF;"
  },
  "utilityClasses": {
    "background": ".bg-cedar",
    "text": ".text-cedar",
    "border": ".border-cedar",
    "surface": ".surface-cedar",
    "shadow": ".shadow-cedar"
  },
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-cedar: #8B5A2B;\n  --color-cedar-rgb: 139 90 43;\n  --color-cedar-contrast: #FFFFFF;\n}\n\n.bg-cedar { background-color: var(--color-cedar); }\n.text-cedar { color: var(--color-cedar); }\n.border-cedar { border-color: var(--color-cedar); }\n.surface-cedar {\n  background-color: var(--color-cedar);\n  color: var(--color-cedar-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-cedar), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-cedar { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-cedar-rgb) / 28%); }",
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/cedar.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/css/colors/cedar/",
  "colorUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cedar/",
  "hexUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/8b5a2b/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/cedar.json"
}

Cedar CSS Utilities

Utility Classes

CSS Snippet

Usage Examples

Implementation Notes

Machine-Readable Cedar CSS Utilities (JSON)

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