HEX atlas value

#8D440C

#8D440C is a warm orange HEX color close to Saddle Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 141, 68, 12, HSL 26, 84%, 30%, has luminance 0.0982, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#8D440C Sample readable text

HEX #8D440C

RGB rgb(141, 68, 12)

HSL hsl(26 84% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 52, 91, 45)

Luminance 0.0982

Contrast Black 2.96:1White 7.09:1

CSS

--color-8d440c: #8D440C;
.background-8d440c { background-color: #8D440C; }
.text-8d440c { color: #8D440C; }

Luminance0.0982

Black text2.96:1AA Fail

White text7.09:1AA 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":"#8D440C","rgb":[141,68,12],"hsl":[26,84,30],"cmyk":[0,52,91,45],"luminance":0.0982,"contrast":{"black":2.96,"white":7.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#381B05","hex":"#381B05","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.33,"contrastWhite":15.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8D0C15","hex":"#8D0C15","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"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":"#0C558D","hex":"#0C558D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Saddle Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8d440c.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":"#0C558D","analogous":["#8D0C15","#8D840C"],"triadic":["#0C8D44","#440C8D"],"tetradic":["#158D0C","#0C558D","#840C8D"],"splitComplementary":["#0C8D84","#0C158D"],"monochromatic":["#E16D14","#8D440C","#381B05"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E16D14","dark":"#381B05","saturated":"#994200","desaturated":"#7C461D","pastel":"#DB823D","neon":"#C25400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":7.3484692283495345},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":29.563490998188964},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":29.563490998188964},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":35.62302626111375}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8D440C

#8D440C is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #8D440C is visually closest to Saddle Brown, a named orange color with HEX #8B4513.

The RGB channels are 141, 68, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg with 84% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.0982, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.96:1AA Fail

White text7.09:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8D440C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.96:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.09:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#381B05#FFFFFF text · best 15.81:1#381B05

#8D0C15#FFFFFF text · best 9.56:1#8D0C15

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

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

#0C558D#FFFFFF text · best 7.78:1#0C558D

Generated Palette

#8D440C#8D440C

#0C558D#0C558D

#8D0C15#8D0C15

#8D840C#8D840C

#E16D14#E16D14

#381B05#381B05

Color Harmonies

#0C558D#0C558D

#8D0C15#8D0C15

#8D840C#8D840C

#0C8D44#0C8D44

#440C8D#440C8D

Variants

#E16D14#E16D14

#381B05#381B05

#994200#994200

#7C461D#7C461D

#DB823D#DB823D

#C25400#C25400

Nearest Named Colors

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Sepia#704214

Pompeian Red#A42A04

#8D440C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8D440C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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