HEX atlas value

#CE8E5A

#CE8E5A is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 142, 90, HSL 27, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.3321, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#CE8E5A Sample readable text

HEX #CE8E5A

RGB rgb(206, 142, 90)

HSL hsl(27 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 56, 19)

Luminance 0.3321

Contrast Black 7.64:1White 2.75:1

CSS

--color-ce8e5a: #CE8E5A;
.background-ce8e5a { background-color: #CE8E5A; }
.text-ce8e5a { color: #CE8E5A; }

Luminance0.3321

Black text7.64:1AA Pass

White text2.75:1AA 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":"#CE8E5A","rgb":[206,142,90],"hsl":[27,54,58],"cmyk":[0,31,56,19],"luminance":0.3321,"contrast":{"black":7.64,"white":2.75}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3BEA1","hex":"#E3BEA1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.15,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CEC85A","hex":"#CEC85A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E58C43","hex":"#E58C43","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.16,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.64,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Raw Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ce8e5a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A9ACE","analogous":["#CE5A60","#CEC85A"],"triadic":["#5ACE8E","#8E5ACE"],"tetradic":["#60CE5A","#5A9ACE","#C85ACE"],"splitComplementary":["#5ACEC8","#5A60CE"],"monochromatic":["#E3BEA1","#CE8E5A","#9D602F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3BEA1","dark":"#9D602F","saturated":"#E58C43","desaturated":"#B69072","pastel":"#E5D2C3","neon":"#FFA052"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":9},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":28.478061731796284},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":30.166206257996713},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":34.42382895611701}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CE8E5A

#CE8E5A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #CE8E5A is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 206, 142, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 54% saturation and 58% 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 0.3321, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.64:1AA Pass

White text2.75:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CE8E5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3BEA1#000000 text · best 12.15:1#E3BEA1

#CEC85A#000000 text · best 12.03:1#CEC85A

#E58C43#000000 text · best 8.16:1#E58C43

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Raw Sienna#000000 text · best 7.64:1#D68A59

Generated Palette

#CE8E5A#CE8E5A

#5A9ACE#5A9ACE

#CE5A60#CE5A60

#CEC85A#CEC85A

#E3BEA1#E3BEA1

#9D602F#9D602F

Color Harmonies

#5A9ACE#5A9ACE

#CE5A60#CE5A60

#CEC85A#CEC85A

#5ACE8E#5ACE8E

#8E5ACE#8E5ACE

Variants

#E3BEA1#E3BEA1

#9D602F#9D602F

#E58C43#E58C43

#B69072#B69072

#E5D2C3#E5D2C3

#FFA052#FFA052

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Camel#C19A6B

Peru#CD853F

Antique Gold#B08D57

Terracotta#E2725B

#CE8E5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CE8E5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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