Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#7F5C1A

#7F5C1A is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 127, 92, 26, HSL 39, 66%, 30%, has luminance 0.1224, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#7F5C1A Sample readable text
HEX #7F5C1A
RGB rgb(127, 92, 26)
HSL hsl(39 66% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 80, 50)
Luminance 0.1224
Contrast Black 3.45:1White 6.09:1

CSS

--color-7f5c1a: #7F5C1A;
.background-7f5c1a { background-color: #7F5C1A; }
.text-7f5c1a { color: #7F5C1A; }

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
Luminance0.1224
Black text3.45:1AA Fail
White text6.09:1AA 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":"#7F5C1A","rgb":[127,92,26],"hsl":[39,66,30],"cmyk":[0,28,80,50],"luminance":0.1224,"contrast":{"black":3.45,"white":6.09}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#33250A","hex":"#33250A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.41,"contrastWhite":14.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1A3D7F","hex":"#1A3D7F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.02,"contrastWhite":10.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7F291A","hex":"#7F291A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.23,"contrastWhite":9.4,"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":"#CB932A","hex":"#CB932A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.75,"contrastWhite":2.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Cedar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/7f5c1a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#1A3D7F","analogous":["#7F291A","#707F1A"],"triadic":["#1A7F5C","#5C1A7F"],"tetradic":["#1A7F29","#1A3D7F","#7F1A70"],"splitComplementary":["#1A707F","#291A7F"],"monochromatic":["#CB932A","#7F5C1A","#33250A"]}
Variants
{"light":"#CB932A","dark":"#33250A","saturated":"#906109","desaturated":"#6E572B","pastel":"#C79E52","neon":"#C27E00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":26.870057685088806},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":30.610455730027933},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":34.583232931581165},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":35.958309192730404}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #7F5C1A

#7F5C1A is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #7F5C1A is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 127, 92, and 26, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 66% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.1224, 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 text3.45:1AA Fail
White text6.09:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7F5C1A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.45:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.09:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#33250A#FFFFFF text · best 14.89:1#33250A
#1A3D7F#FFFFFF text · best 10.41:1#1A3D7F
#7F291A#FFFFFF text · best 9.4:1#7F291A
Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214
#CB932A#000000 text · best 7.75:1#CB932A

Generated Palette

#7F5C1A#7F5C1A
#1A3D7F#1A3D7F
#7F291A#7F291A
#707F1A#707F1A
#CB932A#CB932A
#33250A#33250A

Color Harmonies

#1A3D7F#1A3D7F
#7F291A#7F291A
#707F1A#707F1A
#1A7F5C#1A7F5C
#5C1A7F#5C1A7F

Variants

#CB932A#CB932A
#33250A#33250A
#906109#906109
#6E572B#6E572B
#C79E52#C79E52
#C27E00#C27E00

Nearest Named Colors

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

Related HEX Guides

Cedar colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B5A2B.Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.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.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced 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.#7F5C1A APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.