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HEX atlas value

#7A5C1F

#7A5C1F is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 122, 92, 31, HSL 40, 59%, 30%, has luminance 0.1189, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orangewarmearth-tone
#7A5C1F Sample readable text
HEX #7A5C1F
RGB rgb(122, 92, 31)
HSL hsl(40 59% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 75, 52)
Luminance 0.1189
Contrast Black 3.38:1White 6.22:1

CSS

--color-7a5c1f: #7A5C1F;
.background-7a5c1f { background-color: #7A5C1F; }
.text-7a5c1f { color: #7A5C1F; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1189
Black text3.38:1AA Fail
White text6.22:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#7A5C1F","rgb":[122,92,31],"hsl":[40,59,30],"cmyk":[0,25,75,52],"luminance":0.1189,"contrast":{"black":3.38,"white":6.22}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#31250D","hex":"#31250D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.4,"contrastWhite":14.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1F3D7A","hex":"#1F3D7A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.01,"contrastWhite":10.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7A2E1F","hex":"#7A2E1F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.24,"contrastWhite":9.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C39232","hex":"#C39232","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.48,"contrastWhite":2.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Cedar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/7a5c1f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#1F3D7A","analogous":["#7A2E1F","#6B7A1F"],"triadic":["#1F7A5C","#5C1F7A"],"tetradic":["#1F7A2E","#1F3D7A","#7A1F6B"],"splitComplementary":["#1F6B7A","#2E1F7A"],"monochromatic":["#C39232","#7A5C1F","#31250D"]}
Variants
{"light":"#C39232","dark":"#31250D","saturated":"#8A610F","desaturated":"#695630","pastel":"#BF9D5A","neon":"#C28100"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":30.430248109405877},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":31.016124838541646}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #7A5C1F

#7A5C1F is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #7A5C1F is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 122, 92, and 31, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg with 59% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1189, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.38:1AA Fail
White text6.22:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7A5C1F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.38:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.22:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#31250D#FFFFFF text · best 14.98:1#31250D
#1F3D7A#FFFFFF text · best 10.47:1#1F3D7A
#7A2E1F#FFFFFF text · best 9.38:1#7A2E1F
Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214
#C39232#000000 text · best 7.48:1#C39232

Generated Palette

#7A5C1F#7A5C1F
#1F3D7A#1F3D7A
#7A2E1F#7A2E1F
#6B7A1F#6B7A1F
#C39232#C39232
#31250D#31250D

Color Harmonies

#1F3D7A#1F3D7A
#7A2E1F#7A2E1F
#6B7A1F#6B7A1F
#1F7A5C#1F7A5C
#5C1F7A#5C1F7A

Variants

#C39232#C39232
#31250D#31250D
#8A610F#8A610F
#695630#695630
#BF9D5A#BF9D5A
#C28100#C28100

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B
Coffee#6F4E37
Sepia#704214
Fern Frond#657220
Saddle Brown#8B4513

Related HEX Guides

Cedar colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B5A2B.Coffee colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6F4E37.Sepia colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #704214.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#7A5C1F APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.