HEX atlas value

#865228

#865228 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 134, 82, 40, HSL 27, 54%, 34%, has luminance 0.1126, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#865228 Sample readable text

HEX #865228

RGB rgb(134, 82, 40)

HSL hsl(27 54% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 70, 47)

Luminance 0.1126

Contrast Black 3.25:1White 6.46:1

CSS

--color-865228: #865228;
.background-865228 { background-color: #865228; }
.text-865228 { color: #865228; }

Luminance0.1126

Black text3.25:1AA Fail

White text6.46:1AA 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":"#865228","rgb":[134,82,40],"hsl":[27,54,34],"cmyk":[0,39,70,47],"luminance":0.1126,"contrast":{"black":3.25,"white":6.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F2713","hex":"#3F2713","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.51,"contrastWhite":13.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#86282D","hex":"#86282D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.91,"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":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#285B86","hex":"#285B86","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.93,"contrastWhite":7.17,"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/865228.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/sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#285B86","analogous":["#86282D","#868128"],"triadic":["#288652","#522886"],"tetradic":["#2D8628","#285B86","#812886"],"splitComplementary":["#288681","#282D86"],"monochromatic":["#C77E43","#865228","#3F2713"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C77E43","dark":"#3F2713","saturated":"#995015","desaturated":"#72543B","pastel":"#BF926E","neon":"#D66000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":31.51190251317746}]

HEX meaning and use

About #865228

#865228 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #865228 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 134, 82, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 54% 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 0.1126, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.25:1AA Fail

White text6.46:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #865228 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.25:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.46:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F2713#FFFFFF text · best 13.91:1#3F2713

#86282D#FFFFFF text · best 8.91:1#86282D

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

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

#285B86#FFFFFF text · best 7.17:1#285B86

Generated Palette

#865228#865228

#285B86#285B86

#86282D#86282D

#868128#868128

#C77E43#C77E43

#3F2713#3F2713

Color Harmonies

#285B86#285B86

#86282D#86282D

#868128#868128

#288652#288652

#522886#522886

Variants

#C77E43#C77E43

#3F2713#3F2713

#995015#995015

#72543B#72543B

#BF926E#BF926E

#D66000#D66000

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Sienna#A0522D

Coffee#6F4E37

Brick Red#8A3324

#865228

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #865228

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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