HEX atlas value

#8B5A2B

#8B5A2B is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 90, 43, HSL 29, 53%, 36%, has luminance 0.1298, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#8B5A2B Sample readable text

HEX #8B5A2B

RGB rgb(139, 90, 43)

HSL hsl(29 53% 36%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 69, 45)

Luminance 0.1298

Contrast Black 3.6:1White 5.84:1

CSS

--color-8b5a2b: #8B5A2B;
.background-8b5a2b { background-color: #8B5A2B; }
.text-8b5a2b { color: #8B5A2B; }

Luminance0.1298

Black text3.6:1AA Fail

White text5.84:1AA 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":"#8B5A2B","rgb":[139,90,43],"hsl":[29,53,36],"cmyk":[0,35,69,45],"luminance":0.1298,"contrast":{"black":3.6,"white":5.84}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#462D16","hex":"#462D16","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.65,"contrastWhite":12.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8C2B2D","hex":"#8C2B2D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.5,"contrastWhite":8.41,"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":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#C8884C","hex":"#C8884C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"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/8b5a2b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B5D8C","analogous":["#8C2B2D","#8C8B2B"],"triadic":["#2B8C5A","#5A2B8C"],"tetradic":["#2D8C2B","#2B5D8C","#8B2B8C"],"splitComplementary":["#2B8C8B","#2B2D8C"],"monochromatic":["#C8884C","#8B5A2B","#462D16"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C8884C","dark":"#462D16","saturated":"#A15A17","desaturated":"#785B3F","pastel":"#C19A76","neon":"#E06C00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":0},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":29.154759474226502},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":31.89043743820395},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":32.7414110874898}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B5A2B

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

The RGB channels are 139, 90, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 53% saturation and 36% 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 0.1298, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.6:1AA Fail

White text5.84:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B5A2B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.6:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.84:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#462D16#FFFFFF text · best 12.74:1#462D16

#8C2B2D#FFFFFF text · best 8.41:1#8C2B2D

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

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

#C8884C#000000 text · best 7.08:1#C8884C

Generated Palette

Cedar#8B5A2B

#2B5D8C#2B5D8C

#8C2B2D#8C2B2D

#8C8B2B#8C8B2B

#C8884C#C8884C

#462D16#462D16

Color Harmonies

#2B5D8C#2B5D8C

#8C2B2D#8C2B2D

#8C8B2B#8C8B2B

#2B8C5A#2B8C5A

#5A2B8C#5A2B8C

Variants

#C8884C#C8884C

#462D16#462D16

#A15A17#A15A17

#785B3F#785B3F

#C19A76#C19A76

#E06C00#E06C00

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Sienna#A0522D

Raw Umber#826644

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Coffee#6F4E37

#8B5A2B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B5A2B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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