HEX atlas value

#865F28

#865F28 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 134, 95, 40, HSL 35, 54%, 34%, has luminance 0.1341, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#865F28 Sample readable text

HEX #865F28

RGB rgb(134, 95, 40)

HSL hsl(35 54% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 70, 47)

Luminance 0.1341

Contrast Black 3.68:1White 5.7:1

CSS

--color-865f28: #865F28;
.background-865f28 { background-color: #865F28; }
.text-865f28 { color: #865F28; }

Luminance0.1341

Black text3.68:1AA Fail

White text5.7:1AA 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":"#865F28","rgb":[134,95,40],"hsl":[35,54,34],"cmyk":[0,29,70,47],"luminance":0.1341,"contrast":{"black":3.68,"white":5.7}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F2C13","hex":"#3F2C13","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.58,"contrastWhite":13.27,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#863028","hex":"#863028","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.47,"contrastWhite":8.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#284F86","hex":"#284F86","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.55,"contrastWhite":8.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C79043","hex":"#C79043","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.5,"contrastWhite":2.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"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/865f28.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#284F86","analogous":["#863028","#7E8628"],"triadic":["#28865F","#5F2886"],"tetradic":["#288630","#284F86","#86287E"],"splitComplementary":["#287E86","#302886"],"monochromatic":["#C79043","#865F28","#3F2C13"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C79043","dark":"#3F2C13","saturated":"#996215","desaturated":"#725B3B","pastel":"#BF9D6E","neon":"#D67D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":29.49576240750525},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":32.29551052391029},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":33.793490497431605}]

HEX meaning and use

About #865F28

#865F28 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #865F28 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 134, 95, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.1341, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.68:1AA Fail

White text5.7:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #865F28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.68:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.7:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F2C13#FFFFFF text · best 13.27:1#3F2C13

#863028#FFFFFF text · best 8.51:1#863028

#284F86#FFFFFF text · best 8.23:1#284F86

#C79043#000000 text · best 7.5:1#C79043

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

Generated Palette

#865F28#865F28

#284F86#284F86

#863028#863028

#7E8628#7E8628

#C79043#C79043

#3F2C13#3F2C13

Color Harmonies

#284F86#284F86

#863028#863028

#7E8628#7E8628

#28865F#28865F

#5F2886#5F2886

Variants

#C79043#C79043

#3F2C13#3F2C13

#996215#996215

#725B3B#725B3B

#BF9D6E#BF9D6E

#D67D00#D67D00

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Raw Umber#826644

Sienna#A0522D

Coffee#6F4E37

Saddle Brown#8B4513

#865F28

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #865F28

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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