HEX atlas value

#804A2D

#804A2D is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 128, 74, 45, HSL 21, 48%, 34%, has luminance 0.0968, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#804A2D Sample readable text

HEX #804A2D

RGB rgb(128, 74, 45)

HSL hsl(21 48% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 65, 50)

Luminance 0.0968

Contrast Black 2.94:1White 7.15:1

CSS

--color-804a2d: #804A2D;
.background-804a2d { background-color: #804A2D; }
.text-804a2d { color: #804A2D; }

Luminance0.0968

Black text2.94:1AA Fail

White text7.15:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#804A2D","rgb":[128,74,45],"hsl":[21,48,34],"cmyk":[0,42,65,50],"luminance":0.0968,"contrast":{"black":2.94,"white":7.15}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3C2315","hex":"#3C2315","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.44,"contrastWhite":14.54,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#802D3A","hex":"#802D3A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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/804a2d.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/garnet.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D6380","analogous":["#802D3A","#80742D"],"triadic":["#2D804A","#4A2D80"],"tetradic":["#3A802D","#2D6380","#742D80"],"splitComplementary":["#2D8074","#2D3A80"],"monochromatic":["#BF734A","#804A2D","#3C2315"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BF734A","dark":"#3C2315","saturated":"#93441A","desaturated":"#6D5040","pastel":"#B98C74","neon":"#D64B00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":20.12461179749811},{"slug":"garnet","name":"Garnet","hex":"#733635","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":26.645825188948457}]

HEX meaning and use

About #804A2D

#804A2D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #804A2D is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 128, 74, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 48% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.0968, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.94:1AA Fail

White text7.15:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #804A2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.94:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.15:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#3C2315#FFFFFF text · best 14.54:1#3C2315

Garnet#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#733635

#802D3A#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#802D3A

Burnt Umber#FFFFFF text · best 8.14:1#8A3324

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Generated Palette

#804A2D#804A2D

#2D6380#2D6380

#802D3A#802D3A

#80742D#80742D

#BF734A#BF734A

#3C2315#3C2315

Color Harmonies

#2D6380#2D6380

#802D3A#802D3A

#80742D#80742D

#2D804A#2D804A

#4A2D80#4A2D80

Variants

#BF734A#BF734A

#3C2315#3C2315

#93441A#93441A

#6D5040#6D5040

#B98C74#B98C74

#D64B00#D64B00

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Coffee#6F4E37

Garnet#733635

Loam#6B4F3A

Brick Red#8A3324

#804A2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #804A2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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