HEX atlas value

#95552D

#95552D is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 85, 45, HSL 23, 54%, 38%, has luminance 0.1308, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#95552D Sample readable text

HEX #95552D

RGB rgb(149, 85, 45)

HSL hsl(23 54% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 70, 42)

Luminance 0.1308

Contrast Black 3.62:1White 5.81:1

CSS

--color-95552d: #95552D;
.background-95552d { background-color: #95552D; }
.text-95552d { color: #95552D; }

Luminance0.1308

Black text3.62:1AA Fail

White text5.81:1AA 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":"#95552D","rgb":[149,85,45],"hsl":[23,54,38],"cmyk":[0,43,70,42],"luminance":0.1308,"contrast":{"black":3.62,"white":5.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4F2D17","hex":"#4F2D17","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.72,"contrastWhite":12.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#952D39","hex":"#952D39","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.71,"contrastWhite":7.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#CB8152","hex":"#CB8152","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.8,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#805A42","hex":"#805A42","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.46,"contrastWhite":6.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/95552d.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":"#2D6D95","analogous":["#952D39","#95892D"],"triadic":["#2D9555","#552D95"],"tetradic":["#39952D","#2D6D95","#892D95"],"splitComplementary":["#2D9589","#2D3995"],"monochromatic":["#CB8152","#95552D","#4F2D17"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CB8152","dark":"#4F2D17","saturated":"#AB5017","desaturated":"#805A42","pastel":"#C5987C","neon":"#EB5A00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":11.40175425099138},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":32.12475680841802},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":34.336569426778794},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":34.79942528261063}]

HEX meaning and use

About #95552D

#95552D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #95552D is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 149, 85, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg with 54% 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 0.1308, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.62:1AA Fail

White text5.81:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #95552D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.62:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.81:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#4F2D17#FFFFFF text · best 12.21:1#4F2D17

#952D39#FFFFFF text · best 7.74:1#952D39

Saddle Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#8B4513

#CB8152#000000 text · best 6.8:1#CB8152

#805A42#FFFFFF text · best 6.07:1#805A42

Generated Palette

#95552D#95552D

#2D6D95#2D6D95

#952D39#952D39

#95892D#95892D

#CB8152#CB8152

#4F2D17#4F2D17

Color Harmonies

#2D6D95#2D6D95

#952D39#952D39

#95892D#95892D

#2D9555#2D9555

#552D95#552D95

Variants

#CB8152#CB8152

#4F2D17#4F2D17

#AB5017#AB5017

#805A42#805A42

#C5987C#C5987C

#EB5A00#EB5A00

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Sienna#A0522D

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Raw Umber#826644

Red Clay#B45A3C

#95552D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #95552D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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