HEX atlas value

#957D2D

#957D2D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 125, 45, HSL 46, 54%, 38%, has luminance 0.2125, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#957D2D Sample readable text

HEX #957D2D

RGB rgb(149, 125, 45)

HSL hsl(46 54% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 70, 42)

Luminance 0.2125

Contrast Black 5.25:1White 4:1

CSS

--color-957d2d: #957D2D;
.background-957d2d { background-color: #957D2D; }
.text-957d2d { color: #957D2D; }

Luminance0.2125

Black text5.25:1AA Pass

White text4:1AA Fail

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":"#957D2D","rgb":[149,125,45],"hsl":[46,54,38],"cmyk":[0,16,70,42],"luminance":0.2125,"contrast":{"black":5.25,"white":4}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4F4217","hex":"#4F4217","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.12,"contrastWhite":9.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CBAF52","hex":"#CBAF52","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#2D4595","hex":"#2D4595","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.4,"contrastWhite":8.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#95482D","hex":"#95482D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.24,"contrastWhite":6.48,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#AB8817","hex":"#AB8817","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.27,"contrastWhite":3.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Cedar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/957d2d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D4595","analogous":["#95482D","#79952D"],"triadic":["#2D957D","#7D2D95"],"tetradic":["#2D9548","#2D4595","#952D79"],"splitComplementary":["#2D7995","#482D95"],"monochromatic":["#CBAF52","#957D2D","#4F4217"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CBAF52","dark":"#4F4217","saturated":"#AB8817","desaturated":"#807142","pastel":"#C5B47C","neon":"#EBB400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":36.45545226711637},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":36.89173349139343},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":36.89173349139343},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":37.66961640367472},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":38.92300091205713}]

HEX meaning and use

About #957D2D

#957D2D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #957D2D is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 149, 125, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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 0.2125, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.25:1AA Pass

White text4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #957D2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.25:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#4F4217#FFFFFF text · best 9.89:1#4F4217

#CBAF52#000000 text · best 9.79:1#CBAF52

#2D4595#FFFFFF text · best 8.76:1#2D4595

#95482D#FFFFFF text · best 6.48:1#95482D

#AB8817#000000 text · best 6.27:1#AB8817

Generated Palette

#957D2D#957D2D

#2D4595#2D4595

#95482D#95482D

#79952D#79952D

#CBAF52#CBAF52

#4F4217#4F4217

Color Harmonies

#2D4595#2D4595

#95482D#95482D

#79952D#79952D

#2D957D#2D957D

#7D2D95#7D2D95

Variants

#CBAF52#CBAF52

#4F4217#4F4217

#AB8817#AB8817

#807142#807142

#C5B47C#C5B47C

#EBB400#EBB400

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Green#708238

#957D2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #957D2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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