HEX atlas value

#8B5523

#8B5523 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 85, 35, HSL 29, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.1211, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#8B5523 Sample readable text

HEX #8B5523

RGB rgb(139, 85, 35)

HSL hsl(29 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.1211

Contrast Black 3.42:1White 6.14:1

CSS

--color-8b5523: #8B5523;
.background-8b5523 { background-color: #8B5523; }
.text-8b5523 { color: #8B5523; }

Luminance0.1211

Black text3.42:1AA Fail

White text6.14:1AA 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":"#8B5523","rgb":[139,85,35],"hsl":[29,60,34],"cmyk":[0,39,75,45],"luminance":0.1211,"contrast":{"black":3.42,"white":6.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#412810","hex":"#412810","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.54,"contrastWhite":13.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8B2324","hex":"#8B2324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.88,"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":"#23588B","hex":"#23588B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.84,"contrastWhite":7.39,"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","Cedar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8b5523.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":"#23588B","analogous":["#8B2324","#8B8923"],"triadic":["#238B55","#55238B"],"tetradic":["#248B23","#23588B","#89238B"],"splitComplementary":["#238B89","#23248B"],"monochromatic":["#CE823B","#8B5523","#412810"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CE823B","dark":"#412810","saturated":"#9E5410","desaturated":"#785636","pastel":"#C59567","neon":"#D66800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":22.627416997969522},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":23.45207879911715},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":34.02939905434711},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":34.02939905434711}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B5523

#8B5523 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #8B5523 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 139, 85, and 35, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg 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 0.1211, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.42:1AA Fail

White text6.14:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B5523 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.42:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.14:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#412810#FFFFFF text · best 13.67:1#412810

#8B2324#FFFFFF text · best 8.88:1#8B2324

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

#23588B#FFFFFF text · best 7.39:1#23588B

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

Generated Palette

#8B5523#8B5523

#23588B#23588B

#8B2324#8B2324

#8B8923#8B8923

#CE823B#CE823B

#412810#412810

Color Harmonies

#23588B#23588B

#8B2324#8B2324

#8B8923#8B8923

#238B55#238B55

#55238B#55238B

Variants

#CE823B#CE823B

#412810#412810

#9E5410#9E5410

#785636#785636

#C59567#C59567

#D66800#D66800

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Sienna#A0522D

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

#8B5523

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B5523

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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