HEX atlas value

#955D18

#955D18 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 93, 24, HSL 33, 72%, 34%, has luminance 0.1428, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#955D18 Sample readable text

HEX #955D18

RGB rgb(149, 93, 24)

HSL hsl(33 72% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 84, 42)

Luminance 0.1428

Contrast Black 3.86:1White 5.45:1

CSS

--color-955d18: #955D18;
.background-955d18 { background-color: #955D18; }
.text-955d18 { color: #955D18; }

Luminance0.1428

Black text3.86:1AA Fail

White text5.45:1AA 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":"#955D18","rgb":[149,93,24],"hsl":[33,72,34],"cmyk":[0,38,84,42],"luminance":0.1428,"contrast":{"black":3.86,"white":5.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#462C0B","hex":"#462C0B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#951F18","hex":"#951F18","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.49,"contrastWhite":8.44,"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":"#185095","hex":"#185095","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.62,"contrastWhite":8.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#DD8D2C","hex":"#DD8D2C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.92,"contrastWhite":2.65,"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/955d18.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":"#185095","analogous":["#951F18","#8F9518"],"triadic":["#18955D","#5D1895"],"tetradic":["#18951F","#185095","#95188F"],"splitComplementary":["#188F95","#1F1895"],"monochromatic":["#DD8D2C","#955D18","#462C0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DD8D2C","dark":"#462C0B","saturated":"#A85F05","desaturated":"#825B2B","pastel":"#D29C5B","neon":"#D67600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":21.6794833886788},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":26.13426869074396},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":45.044422518220834},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","distance":45.044422518220834}]

HEX meaning and use

About #955D18

#955D18 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #955D18 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 149, 93, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.1428, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.86:1AA Fail

White text5.45:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #955D18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.86:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.45:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#462C0B#FFFFFF text · best 12.92:1#462C0B

#951F18#FFFFFF text · best 8.44:1#951F18

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

#185095#FFFFFF text · best 8.02:1#185095

#DD8D2C#000000 text · best 7.92:1#DD8D2C

Generated Palette

#955D18#955D18

#185095#185095

#951F18#951F18

#8F9518#8F9518

#DD8D2C#DD8D2C

#462C0B#462C0B

Color Harmonies

#185095#185095

#951F18#951F18

#8F9518#8F9518

#18955D#18955D

#5D1895#5D1895

Variants

#DD8D2C#DD8D2C

#462C0B#462C0B

#A85F05#A85F05

#825B2B#825B2B

#D29C5B#D29C5B

#D67600#D67600

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Sienna#A0522D

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

#955D18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #955D18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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