HEX atlas value

#953C18

#953C18 is a warm orange HEX color close to Saddle Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 60, 24, HSL 17, 72%, 34%, has luminance 0.0969, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#953C18 Sample readable text

HEX #953C18

RGB rgb(149, 60, 24)

HSL hsl(17 72% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 60, 84, 42)

Luminance 0.0969

Contrast Black 2.94:1White 7.15:1

CSS

--color-953c18: #953C18;
.background-953c18 { background-color: #953C18; }
.text-953c18 { color: #953C18; }

Luminance0.0969

Black text2.94:1AA Fail

White text7.15:1AA 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":"#953C18","rgb":[149,60,24],"hsl":[17,72,34],"cmyk":[0,60,84,42],"luminance":0.0969,"contrast":{"black":2.94,"white":7.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#461C0B","hex":"#461C0B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.43,"contrastWhite":14.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#951833","hex":"#951833","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.46,"contrastWhite":8.55,"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":"#82442B","hex":"#82442B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.81,"contrastWhite":7.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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/953c18.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":"#187295","analogous":["#951833","#957A18"],"triadic":["#18953C","#3C1895"],"tetradic":["#339518","#187295","#7A1895"],"splitComplementary":["#18957A","#183395"],"monochromatic":["#DD5E2C","#953C18","#461C0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DD5E2C","dark":"#461C0B","saturated":"#A83305","desaturated":"#82442B","pastel":"#D27D5B","neon":"#D63D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":18.601075237738275},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":18.601075237738275},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":30.066592756745816},{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":30.805843601498726}]

HEX meaning and use

About #953C18

#953C18 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #953C18 is visually closest to Saddle Brown, a named orange color with HEX #8B4513.

The RGB channels are 149, 60, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 72% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.0969, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.94:1AA Fail

White text7.15:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #953C18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.94:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.15:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#461C0B#FFFFFF text · best 14.66:1#461C0B

#951833#FFFFFF text · best 8.55:1#951833

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

#82442B#FFFFFF text · best 7.47:1#82442B

Pompeian Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.21:1#A42A04

Generated Palette

#953C18#953C18

#187295#187295

#951833#951833

#957A18#957A18

#DD5E2C#DD5E2C

#461C0B#461C0B

Color Harmonies

#187295#187295

#951833#951833

#957A18#957A18

#18953C#18953C

#3C1895#3C1895

Variants

#DD5E2C#DD5E2C

#461C0B#461C0B

#A83305#A83305

#82442B#82442B

#D27D5B#D27D5B

#D63D00#D63D00

Nearest Named Colors

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Brown#A52A2A

Pompeian Red#A42A04

#953C18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #953C18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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