HEX atlas value

#8F6F32

#8F6F32 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 143, 111, 50, HSL 39, 48%, 38%, has luminance 0.1744, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#8F6F32 Sample readable text

HEX #8F6F32

RGB rgb(143, 111, 50)

HSL hsl(39 48% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 65, 44)

Luminance 0.1744

Contrast Black 4.49:1White 4.68:1

CSS

--color-8f6f32: #8F6F32;
.background-8f6f32 { background-color: #8F6F32; }
.text-8f6f32 { color: #8F6F32; }

Luminance0.1744

Black text4.49:1AA Fail

White text4.68:1AA 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":"#8F6F32","rgb":[143,111,50],"hsl":[39,48,38],"cmyk":[0,22,65,44],"luminance":0.1744,"contrast":{"black":4.49,"white":4.68}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4B3A1B","hex":"#4B3A1B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.92,"contrastWhite":10.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C59F59","hex":"#C59F59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.48,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#32538F","hex":"#32538F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.77,"contrastWhite":7.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#8F4032","hex":"#8F4032","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.95,"contrastWhite":7.12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#818F32","hex":"#818F32","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.91,"contrastWhite":3.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8f6f32.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#32538F","analogous":["#8F4032","#818F32"],"triadic":["#328F6F","#6F328F"],"tetradic":["#328F40","#32538F","#8F3281"],"splitComplementary":["#32818F","#40328F"],"monochromatic":["#C59F59","#8F6F32","#4B3A1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C59F59","dark":"#4B3A1B","saturated":"#A5751D","desaturated":"#7A6848","pastel":"#C0AA82","neon":"#EB9800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":23.958297101421877},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":33.98529093593286},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":36.851051545376556},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":38.7556447501522}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8F6F32

#8F6F32 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #8F6F32 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 143, 111, and 50, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 48% saturation and 38% 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 0.1744, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.49:1AA Fail

White text4.68:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8F6F32 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.49:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.68:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#4B3A1B#FFFFFF text · best 10.94:1#4B3A1B

#C59F59#000000 text · best 8.48:1#C59F59

#32538F#FFFFFF text · best 7.58:1#32538F

#8F4032#FFFFFF text · best 7.12:1#8F4032

#818F32#000000 text · best 5.91:1#818F32

Generated Palette

#8F6F32#8F6F32

#32538F#32538F

#8F4032#8F4032

#818F32#818F32

#C59F59#C59F59

#4B3A1B#4B3A1B

Color Harmonies

#32538F#32538F

#8F4032#8F4032

#818F32#818F32

#328F6F#328F6F

#6F328F#6F328F

Variants

#C59F59#C59F59

#4B3A1B#4B3A1B

#A5751D#A5751D

#7A6848#7A6848

#C0AA82#C0AA82

#EB9800#EB9800

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Raw Umber#826644

Sienna#A0522D

Olive Green#708238

Oak#A8754F

#8F6F32

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8F6F32

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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