HEX atlas value

#80542D

#80542D is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 128, 84, 45, HSL 28, 48%, 34%, has luminance 0.1112, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#80542D Sample readable text

HEX #80542D

RGB rgb(128, 84, 45)

HSL hsl(28 48% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 65, 50)

Luminance 0.1112

Contrast Black 3.22:1White 6.51:1

CSS

--color-80542d: #80542D;
.background-80542d { background-color: #80542D; }
.text-80542d { color: #80542D; }

Luminance0.1112

Black text3.22:1AA Fail

White text6.51:1AA 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":"#80542D","rgb":[128,84,45],"hsl":[28,48,34],"cmyk":[0,34,65,50],"luminance":0.1112,"contrast":{"black":3.22,"white":6.51}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3C2715","hex":"#3C2715","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.49,"contrastWhite":14.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#802D30","hex":"#802D30","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.99,"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"]},{"name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#2D5980","hex":"#2D5980","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.85,"contrastWhite":7.36,"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/80542d.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/loam.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D5980","analogous":["#802D30","#807E2D"],"triadic":["#2D8054","#542D80"],"tetradic":["#30802D","#2D5980","#7E2D80"],"splitComplementary":["#2D807E","#2D3080"],"monochromatic":["#BF814A","#80542D","#3C2715"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BF814A","dark":"#3C2715","saturated":"#93531A","desaturated":"#6D5540","pastel":"#B99474","neon":"#D66400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":29.274562336608895},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":31.96873472629156}]

HEX meaning and use

About #80542D

#80542D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #80542D is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 128, 84, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.1112, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.22:1AA Fail

White text6.51:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #80542D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.22:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.51:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3C2715#FFFFFF text · best 14.06:1#3C2715

#802D30#FFFFFF text · best 8.99:1#802D30

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

Coffee#FFFFFF text · best 7.45:1#6F4E37

#2D5980#FFFFFF text · best 7.36:1#2D5980

Generated Palette

#80542D#80542D

#2D5980#2D5980

#802D30#802D30

#807E2D#807E2D

#BF814A#BF814A

#3C2715#3C2715

Color Harmonies

#2D5980#2D5980

#802D30#802D30

#807E2D#807E2D

#2D8054#2D8054

#542D80#542D80

Variants

#BF814A#BF814A

#3C2715#3C2715

#93531A#93531A

#6D5540#6D5540

#B99474#B99474

#D66400#D66400

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

Raw Umber#826644

Saddle Brown#8B4513

#80542D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #80542D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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