HEX atlas value

#846315

#846315 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 99, 21, HSL 42, 73%, 30%, has luminance 0.1388, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#846315 Sample readable text

HEX #846315

RGB rgb(132, 99, 21)

HSL hsl(42 73% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 84, 48)

Luminance 0.1388

Contrast Black 3.78:1White 5.56:1

CSS

--color-846315: #846315;
.background-846315 { background-color: #846315; }
.text-846315 { color: #846315; }

Luminance0.1388

Black text3.78:1AA Fail

White text5.56:1AA 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":"#846315","rgb":[132,99,21],"hsl":[42,73,30],"cmyk":[0,25,84,48],"luminance":0.1388,"contrast":{"black":3.78,"white":5.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#352808","hex":"#352808","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.46,"contrastWhite":14.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#153684","hex":"#153684","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#842B15","hex":"#842B15","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D49E21","hex":"#D49E21","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.71,"contrastWhite":2.41,"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","Cedar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/846315.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/olive.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#153684","analogous":["#842B15","#6E8415"],"triadic":["#158463","#631584"],"tetradic":["#15842B","#153684","#84156E"],"splitComplementary":["#156E84","#2B1584"],"monochromatic":["#D49E21","#846315","#352808"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D49E21","dark":"#352808","saturated":"#956A04","desaturated":"#745C25","pastel":"#CFA74A","neon":"#C28800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":30.870698080866262},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":36.02776706930364},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":36.15245496505044},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":38.600518131237564}]

HEX meaning and use

About #846315

#846315 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #846315 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 132, 99, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg with 73% saturation and 30% 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 0.1388, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.78:1AA Fail

White text5.56:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #846315 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.78:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.56:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#352808#FFFFFF text · best 14.4:1#352808

#153684#FFFFFF text · best 11.1:1#153684

#842B15#FFFFFF text · best 8.98:1#842B15

#D49E21#000000 text · best 8.71:1#D49E21

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#846315#846315

#153684#153684

#842B15#842B15

#6E8415#6E8415

#D49E21#D49E21

#352808#352808

Color Harmonies

#153684#153684

#842B15#842B15

#6E8415#6E8415

#158463#158463

#631584#631584

Variants

#D49E21#D49E21

#352808#352808

#956A04#956A04

#745C25#745C25

#CFA74A#CFA74A

#C28800#C28800

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Olive#808000

Fern Frond#657220

Sepia#704214

#846315

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #846315

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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