HEX atlas value

#8B7823

#8B7823 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 120, 35, HSL 49, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.1904, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8B7823 Sample readable text

HEX #8B7823

RGB rgb(139, 120, 35)

HSL hsl(49 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.1904

Contrast Black 4.81:1White 4.37:1

CSS

--color-8b7823: #8B7823;
.background-8b7823 { background-color: #8B7823; }
.text-8b7823 { color: #8B7823; }

Luminance0.1904

Black text4.81:1AA Pass

White text4.37:1AA Fail

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":"#8B7823","rgb":[139,120,35],"hsl":[49,60,34],"cmyk":[0,14,75,45],"luminance":0.1904,"contrast":{"black":4.81,"white":4.37}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#413810","hex":"#413810","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#23368B","hex":"#23368B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CEB33B","hex":"#CEB33B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.14,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8B4423","hex":"#8B4423","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.95,"contrastWhite":7.12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Cedar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8b7823.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#23368B","analogous":["#8B4423","#6A8B23"],"triadic":["#238B78","#78238B"],"tetradic":["#238B44","#23368B","#8B236A"],"splitComplementary":["#236A8B","#44238B"],"monochromatic":["#CEB33B","#8B7823","#413810"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CEB33B","dark":"#413810","saturated":"#9E8410","desaturated":"#786C36","pastel":"#C5B467","neon":"#D6AF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":31.04834939252005},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":35.63705936241092},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":37.54996671103717},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":38.58756276314948},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":38.65229618017538}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B7823

#8B7823 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8B7823 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 139, 120, and 35, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.1904, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.81:1AA Pass

White text4.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B7823 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.81:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#413810#FFFFFF text · best 11.68:1#413810

#23368B#FFFFFF text · best 10.65:1#23368B

#CEB33B#000000 text · best 10.14:1#CEB33B

#8B4423#FFFFFF text · best 7.12:1#8B4423

Cedar#FFFFFF text · best 5.84:1#8B5A2B

Generated Palette

#8B7823#8B7823

#23368B#23368B

#8B4423#8B4423

#6A8B23#6A8B23

#CEB33B#CEB33B

#413810#413810

Color Harmonies

#23368B#23368B

#8B4423#8B4423

#6A8B23#6A8B23

#238B78#238B78

#78238B#78238B

Variants

#CEB33B#CEB33B

#413810#413810

#9E8410#9E8410

#786C36#786C36

#C5B467#C5B467

#D6AF00#D6AF00

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Olive Green#708238

Olive#808000

Fern Frond#657220

Raw Umber#826644

#8B7823

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B7823

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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