HEX atlas value

#8B5C4B

#8B5C4B is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 92, 75, HSL 16, 30%, 42%, has luminance 0.1365, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#8B5C4B Sample readable text

HEX #8B5C4B

RGB rgb(139, 92, 75)

HSL hsl(16 30% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 46, 45)

Luminance 0.1365

Contrast Black 3.73:1White 5.63:1

CSS

--color-8b5c4b: #8B5C4B;
.background-8b5c4b { background-color: #8B5C4B; }
.text-8b5c4b { color: #8B5C4B; }

Luminance0.1365

Black text3.73:1AA Fail

White text5.63:1AA 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":"#8B5C4B","rgb":[139,92,75],"hsl":[16,30,42],"cmyk":[0,34,46,45],"luminance":0.1365,"contrast":{"black":3.73,"white":5.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#50352B","hex":"#50352B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.13,"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":"#B88B7A","hex":"#B88B7A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.01,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#8B4B5A","hex":"#8B4B5A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.25,"contrastWhite":6.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Raw Umber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8b5c4b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coffee.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4B7A8B","analogous":["#8B4B5A","#8B7C4B"],"triadic":["#4B8B5C","#5C4B8B"],"tetradic":["#5A8B4B","#4B7A8B","#7C4B8B"],"splitComplementary":["#4B8B7C","#4B5A8B"],"monochromatic":["#B88B7A","#8B5C4B","#50352B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B88B7A","dark":"#50352B","saturated":"#A35133","desaturated":"#746763","pastel":"#B7A59E","neon":"#FF4400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":32.0624390837628},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":37.14835124201342},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":37.960505792204614},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":38.49675310984031}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B5C4B

#8B5C4B is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #8B5C4B is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 139, 92, and 75, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 30% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.1365, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.73:1AA Fail

White text5.63:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B5C4B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.73:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.63:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#50352B#FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1#50352B

Loam#FFFFFF text · best 7.49:1#6B4F3A

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

#B88B7A#000000 text · best 7.01:1#B88B7A

#8B4B5A#FFFFFF text · best 6.46:1#8B4B5A

Generated Palette

#8B5C4B#8B5C4B

#4B7A8B#4B7A8B

#8B4B5A#8B4B5A

#8B7C4B#8B7C4B

#B88B7A#B88B7A

#50352B#50352B

Color Harmonies

#4B7A8B#4B7A8B

#8B4B5A#8B4B5A

#8B7C4B#8B7C4B

#4B8B5C#4B8B5C

#5C4B8B#5C4B8B

Variants

#B88B7A#B88B7A

#50352B#50352B

#A35133#A35133

#746763#746763

#B7A59E#B7A59E

#FF4400#FF4400

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Cedar#8B5A2B

Coffee#6F4E37

Sienna#A0522D

Loam#6B4F3A

#8B5C4B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B5C4B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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