Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#8D5E0C

#8D5E0C is a warm orange HEX color close to Saddle Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 141, 94, 12, HSL 38, 84%, 30%, has luminance 0.1369, and belongs to the balanced group.

orangewarmbalanced
#8D5E0C Sample readable text
HEX #8D5E0C
RGB rgb(141, 94, 12)
HSL hsl(38 84% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 91, 45)
Luminance 0.1369
Contrast Black 3.74:1White 5.62:1

CSS

--color-8d5e0c: #8D5E0C;
.background-8d5e0c { background-color: #8D5E0C; }
.text-8d5e0c { color: #8D5E0C; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1369
Black text3.74:1AA Fail
White text5.62:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#8D5E0C","rgb":[141,94,12],"hsl":[38,84,30],"cmyk":[0,33,91,45],"luminance":0.1369,"contrast":{"black":3.74,"white":5.62}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#382505","hex":"#382505","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.43,"contrastWhite":14.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0C3B8D","hex":"#0C3B8D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.03,"contrastWhite":10.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8D1D0C","hex":"#8D1D0C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E19614","hex":"#E19614","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.57,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"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/8d5e0c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#0C3B8D","analogous":["#8D1D0C","#7C8D0C"],"triadic":["#0C8D5E","#5E0C8D"],"tetradic":["#0C8D1D","#0C3B8D","#8D0C7C"],"splitComplementary":["#0C7C8D","#1D0C8D"],"monochromatic":["#E19614","#8D5E0C","#382505"]}
Variants
{"light":"#E19614","dark":"#382505","saturated":"#996100","desaturated":"#7C591D","pastel":"#DBA13D","neon":"#C27B00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":26.038433132583073},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":31.32091952673165},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":38.3275357934736},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":39.92492955535426},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":41.09744517606904}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #8D5E0C

#8D5E0C is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #8D5E0C is visually closest to Saddle Brown, a named orange color with HEX #8B4513.

The RGB channels are 141, 94, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.1369, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.74:1AA Fail
White text5.62:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8D5E0C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.74:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.62:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#382505#FFFFFF text · best 14.64:1#382505
#0C3B8D#FFFFFF text · best 10.37:1#0C3B8D
#8D1D0C#FFFFFF text · best 9.08:1#8D1D0C
#E19614#000000 text · best 8.57:1#E19614
Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#8D5E0C#8D5E0C
#0C3B8D#0C3B8D
#8D1D0C#8D1D0C
#7C8D0C#7C8D0C
#E19614#E19614
#382505#382505

Color Harmonies

#0C3B8D#0C3B8D
#8D1D0C#8D1D0C
#7C8D0C#7C8D0C
#0C8D5E#0C8D5E
#5E0C8D#5E0C8D

Variants

#E19614#E19614
#382505#382505
#996100#996100
#7C591D#7C591D
#DBA13D#DBA13D
#C27B00#C27B00

Nearest Named Colors

Saddle Brown#8B4513
Cedar#8B5A2B
Olive#808000
Sienna#A0522D
Sepia#704214

Related HEX Guides

Saddle Brown colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B4513.Cedar colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #8B5A2B.Olive colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #808000.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#8D5E0C APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.