HEX atlas value

#8A6138

#8A6138 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 97, 56, HSL 30, 42%, 38%, has luminance 0.1424, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#8A6138 Sample readable text

HEX #8A6138

RGB rgb(138, 97, 56)

HSL hsl(30 42% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 59, 46)

Luminance 0.1424

Contrast Black 3.85:1White 5.46:1

CSS

--color-8a6138: #8A6138;
.background-8a6138 { background-color: #8A6138; }
.text-8a6138 { color: #8A6138; }

Luminance0.1424

Black text3.85:1AA Fail

White text5.46:1AA 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":"#8A6138","rgb":[138,97,56],"hsl":[30,42,38],"cmyk":[0,30,59,46],"luminance":0.1424,"contrast":{"black":3.85,"white":5.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#48331E","hex":"#48331E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.77,"contrastWhite":11.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8A3838","hex":"#8A3838","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.77,"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":"#BE8F60","hex":"#BE8F60","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.29,"contrastWhite":2.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/8a6138.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":"#38618A","analogous":["#8A3838","#8A8A38"],"triadic":["#388A61","#61388A"],"tetradic":["#388A38","#38618A","#8A388A"],"splitComplementary":["#388A8A","#38388A"],"monochromatic":["#BE8F60","#8A6138","#48331E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BE8F60","dark":"#48331E","saturated":"#9F6123","desaturated":"#74614E","pastel":"#BAA187","neon":"#EB7500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":15.264337522473747},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":33.03028912982749},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":35.90264614203248}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A6138

#8A6138 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #8A6138 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 138, 97, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 42% saturation and 38% 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 0.1424, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.85:1AA Fail

White text5.46:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A6138 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.85:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.46:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#48331E#FFFFFF text · best 11.88:1#48331E

#8A3838#FFFFFF text · best 7.77:1#8A3838

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

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

#BE8F60#000000 text · best 7.29:1#BE8F60

Generated Palette

#8A6138#8A6138

#38618A#38618A

#8A3838#8A3838

#8A8A38#8A8A38

#BE8F60#BE8F60

#48331E#48331E

Color Harmonies

#38618A#38618A

#8A3838#8A3838

#8A8A38#8A8A38

#388A61#388A61

#61388A#61388A

Variants

#BE8F60#BE8F60

#48331E#48331E

#9F6123#9F6123

#74614E#74614E

#BAA187#BAA187

#EB7500#EB7500

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Raw Umber#826644

Sienna#A0522D

Coffee#6F4E37

Loam#6B4F3A

#8A6138

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A6138

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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