HEX atlas value

#9B6927

#9B6927 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cedar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 105, 39, HSL 34, 60%, 38%, has luminance 0.1722, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#9B6927 Sample readable text

HEX #9B6927

RGB rgb(155, 105, 39)

HSL hsl(34 60% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 75, 39)

Luminance 0.1722

Contrast Black 4.44:1White 4.73:1

CSS

--color-9b6927: #9B6927;
.background-9b6927 { background-color: #9B6927; }
.text-9b6927 { color: #9B6927; }

Luminance0.1722

Black text4.44:1AA Fail

White text4.73:1AA 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":"#9B6927","rgb":[155,105,39],"hsl":[34,60,38],"cmyk":[0,32,75,39],"luminance":0.1722,"contrast":{"black":4.44,"white":4.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#523714","hex":"#523714","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.92,"contrastWhite":10.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D2984B","hex":"#D2984B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.33,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#9B2F27","hex":"#9B2F27","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.83,"contrastWhite":7.42,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#27599B","hex":"#27599B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.99,"contrastWhite":7.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#939B27","hex":"#939B27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.96,"contrastWhite":3.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9b6927.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/copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#27599B","analogous":["#9B2F27","#939B27"],"triadic":["#279B69","#69279B"],"tetradic":["#279B2F","#27599B","#9B2793"],"splitComplementary":["#27939B","#2F279B"],"monochromatic":["#D2984B","#9B6927","#523714"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2984B","dark":"#523714","saturated":"#B06B11","desaturated":"#86663C","pastel":"#CBA676","neon":"#EB8500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.93933818400121},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.93933818400121},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":35.93048844644336}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9B6927

#9B6927 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #9B6927 is visually closest to Cedar, a named orange color with HEX #8B5A2B.

The RGB channels are 155, 105, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg with 60% 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 0.1722, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.44:1AA Fail

White text4.73:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9B6927 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.44:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.73:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#523714#FFFFFF text · best 10.96:1#523714

#D2984B#000000 text · best 8.33:1#D2984B

#9B2F27#FFFFFF text · best 7.42:1#9B2F27

#27599B#FFFFFF text · best 7.03:1#27599B

#939B27#000000 text · best 6.96:1#939B27

Generated Palette

#9B6927#9B6927

#27599B#27599B

#9B2F27#9B2F27

#939B27#939B27

#D2984B#D2984B

#523714#523714

Color Harmonies

#27599B#27599B

#9B2F27#9B2F27

#939B27#939B27

#279B69#279B69

#69279B#69279B

Variants

#D2984B#D2984B

#523714#523714

#B06B11#B06B11

#86663C#86663C

#CBA676#CBA676

#EB8500#EB8500

Nearest Named Colors

Cedar#8B5A2B

Sienna#A0522D

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Red Clay#B45A3C

#9B6927

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9B6927

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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