HEX atlas value

#8B4423

#8B4423 is a warm orange HEX color close to Saddle Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 68, 35, HSL 19, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.0974, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#8B4423 Sample readable text

HEX #8B4423

RGB rgb(139, 68, 35)

HSL hsl(19 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 51, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.0974

Contrast Black 2.95:1White 7.12:1

CSS

--color-8b4423: #8B4423;
.background-8b4423 { background-color: #8B4423; }
.text-8b4423 { color: #8B4423; }

Luminance0.0974

Black text2.95:1AA Fail

White text7.12:1AA 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":"#8B4423","rgb":[139,68,35],"hsl":[19,60,34],"cmyk":[0,51,75,45],"luminance":0.0974,"contrast":{"black":2.95,"white":7.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#412010","hex":"#412010","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.44,"contrastWhite":14.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8B2336","hex":"#8B2336","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.39,"contrastWhite":8.78,"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":"#784B36","hex":"#784B36","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.86,"contrastWhite":7.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Saddle Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8b4423.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#236A8B","analogous":["#8B2336","#8B7823"],"triadic":["#238B44","#44238B"],"tetradic":["#368B23","#236A8B","#78238B"],"splitComplementary":["#238B78","#23368B"],"monochromatic":["#CE6A3B","#8B4423","#412010"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CE6A3B","dark":"#412010","saturated":"#9E3D10","desaturated":"#784B36","pastel":"#C58567","neon":"#D64400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":17.05872210923198},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":17.05872210923198},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":23.40939982143925},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":27.147743920996454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B4423

#8B4423 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #8B4423 is visually closest to Saddle Brown, a named orange color with HEX #8B4513.

The RGB channels are 139, 68, and 35, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 60% 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 0.0974, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.95:1AA Fail

White text7.12:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B4423 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.95:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.12:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#412010#FFFFFF text · best 14.6:1#412010

#8B2336#FFFFFF text · best 8.78:1#8B2336

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

#784B36#FFFFFF text · best 7.35:1#784B36

Saddle Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#8B4513

Generated Palette

#8B4423#8B4423

#236A8B#236A8B

#8B2336#8B2336

#8B7823#8B7823

#CE6A3B#CE6A3B

#412010#412010

Color Harmonies

#236A8B#236A8B

#8B2336#8B2336

#8B7823#8B7823

#238B44#238B44

#44238B#44238B

Variants

#CE6A3B#CE6A3B

#412010#412010

#9E3D10#9E3D10

#784B36#784B36

#C58567#C58567

#D64400#D64400

Nearest Named Colors

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Cedar#8B5A2B

Sienna#A0522D

#8B4423

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B4423

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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