HEX atlas value

#905E1D

#905E1D is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 144, 94, 29, HSL 34, 66%, 34%, has luminance 0.1402, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#905E1D Sample readable text

HEX #905E1D

RGB rgb(144, 94, 29)

HSL hsl(34 66% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 80, 44)

Luminance 0.1402

Contrast Black 3.8:1White 5.52:1

CSS

--color-905e1d: #905E1D;
.background-905e1d { background-color: #905E1D; }
.text-905e1d { color: #905E1D; }

Luminance0.1402

Black text3.8:1AA Fail

White text5.52:1AA 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":"#905E1D","rgb":[144,94,29],"hsl":[34,66,34],"cmyk":[0,35,80,44],"luminance":0.1402,"contrast":{"black":3.8,"white":5.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#442C0E","hex":"#442C0E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.61,"contrastWhite":13.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#90251D","hex":"#90251D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.47,"contrastWhite":8.51,"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":"#1D4F90","hex":"#1D4F90","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.57,"contrastWhite":8.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D58F34","hex":"#D58F34","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Cedar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/905e1d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saddle-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1D4F90","analogous":["#90251D","#88901D"],"triadic":["#1D905E","#5E1D90"],"tetradic":["#1D9025","#1D4F90","#901D88"],"splitComplementary":["#1D8890","#251D90"],"monochromatic":["#D58F34","#905E1D","#442C0E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D58F34","dark":"#442C0E","saturated":"#A3610A","desaturated":"#7D5C31","pastel":"#CC9E61","neon":"#D67900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":25.612496949731394},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":27.386127875258307},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":42.20189569201838},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":43.46262762420146}]

HEX meaning and use

About #905E1D

#905E1D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #905E1D is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 144, 94, and 29, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg with 66% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.1402, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.8:1AA Fail

White text5.52:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #905E1D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.8:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.52:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#442C0E#FFFFFF text · best 13.03:1#442C0E

#90251D#FFFFFF text · best 8.51:1#90251D

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

#1D4F90#FFFFFF text · best 8.16:1#1D4F90

#D58F34#000000 text · best 7.81:1#D58F34

Generated Palette

#905E1D#905E1D

#1D4F90#1D4F90

#90251D#90251D

#88901D#88901D

#D58F34#D58F34

#442C0E#442C0E

Color Harmonies

#1D4F90#1D4F90

#90251D#90251D

#88901D#88901D

#1D905E#1D905E

#5E1D90#5E1D90

Variants

#D58F34#D58F34

#442C0E#442C0E

#A3610A#A3610A

#7D5C31#7D5C31

#CC9E61#CC9E61

#D67900#D67900

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Sienna#A0522D

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Raw Umber#826644

Sepia#704214

#905E1D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #905E1D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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