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HEX atlas value

#825E03

#825E03 is a warm orange HEX color close to Saddle Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 130, 94, 3, HSL 43, 95%, 26%, has luminance 0.1276, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#825E03 Sample readable text
HEX #825E03
RGB rgb(130, 94, 3)
HSL hsl(43 95% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 98, 49)
Luminance 0.1276
Contrast Black 3.55:1White 5.91:1

CSS

--color-825e03: #825E03;
.background-825e03 { background-color: #825E03; }
.text-825e03 { color: #825E03; }

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
Luminance0.1276
Black text3.55:1AA Fail
White text5.91:1AA 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":"#825E03","rgb":[130,94,3],"hsl":[43,95,26],"cmyk":[0,28,98,49],"luminance":0.1276,"contrast":{"black":3.55,"white":5.91}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#281D01","hex":"#281D01","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.27,"contrastWhite":16.59,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#032781","hex":"#032781","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.61,"contrastWhite":13.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#811F03","hex":"#811F03","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.13,"contrastWhite":9.86,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#DB9E06","hex":"#DB9E06","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.91,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Saddle Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/825e03.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#032781","analogous":["#811F03","#668103"],"triadic":["#03815E","#5E0381"],"tetradic":["#03811F","#032781","#810366"],"splitComplementary":["#036681","#1F0381"],"monochromatic":["#DB9E06","#825E03","#281D01"]}
Variants
{"light":"#DB9E06","dark":"#281D01","saturated":"#855F00","desaturated":"#735712","pastel":"#E6AD1E","neon":"#AD7C00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":31.016124838541646},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":34.19064199455752},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":37.376463182061514},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":41.19465984809196},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":45.628938186199335}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #825E03

#825E03 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #825E03 is visually closest to Saddle Brown, a named orange color with HEX #8B4513.

The RGB channels are 130, 94, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg with 95% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.1276, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.55:1AA Fail
White text5.91:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #825E03 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.55:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.91:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#281D01#FFFFFF text · best 16.59:1#281D01
#032781#FFFFFF text · best 13.03:1#032781
#811F03#FFFFFF text · best 9.86:1#811F03
#DB9E06#000000 text · best 8.91:1#DB9E06
Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#825E03#825E03
#032781#032781
#811F03#811F03
#668103#668103
#DB9E06#DB9E06
#281D01#281D01

Color Harmonies

#032781#032781
#811F03#811F03
#668103#668103
#03815E#03815E
#5E0381#5E0381

Variants

#DB9E06#DB9E06
#281D01#281D01
#855F00#855F00
#735712#735712
#E6AD1E#E6AD1E
#AD7C00#AD7C00

Nearest Named Colors

Saddle Brown#8B4513
Olive#808000
Sepia#704214
Cedar#8B5A2B
Fern Frond#657220

Related HEX Guides

Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.Olive colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #808000.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.#825E03 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.