HEX atlas value

#CE9E5A

#CE9E5A is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 158, 90, HSL 35, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.3831, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#CE9E5A Sample readable text

HEX #CE9E5A

RGB rgb(206, 158, 90)

HSL hsl(35 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 56, 19)

Luminance 0.3831

Contrast Black 8.66:1White 2.42:1

CSS

--color-ce9e5a: #CE9E5A;
.background-ce9e5a { background-color: #CE9E5A; }
.text-ce9e5a { color: #CE9E5A; }

Luminance0.3831

Black text8.66:1AA Pass

White text2.42:1AA 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":"#CE9E5A","rgb":[206,158,90],"hsl":[35,54,58],"cmyk":[0,23,56,19],"luminance":0.3831,"contrast":{"black":8.66,"white":2.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3C7A1","hex":"#E3C7A1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.95,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C4CE5A","hex":"#C4CE5A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.32,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E5A143","hex":"#E5A143","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.51,"contrastWhite":2.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/ce9e5a.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/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A8ACE","analogous":["#CE645A","#C4CE5A"],"triadic":["#5ACE9E","#9E5ACE"],"tetradic":["#5ACE64","#5A8ACE","#CE5AC4"],"splitComplementary":["#5AC4CE","#645ACE"],"monochromatic":["#E3C7A1","#CE9E5A","#9D6F2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3C7A1","dark":"#9D6F2F","saturated":"#E5A143","desaturated":"#B69A72","pastel":"#E5D6C3","neon":"#FFB752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":21.563858652847824},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":21.77154105707724},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":30.93541659651604},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":31.272991542223778},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":34.61213659975356}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CE9E5A

#CE9E5A is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #CE9E5A is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 206, 158, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.3831, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.66:1AA Pass

White text2.42:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CE9E5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.66:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3C7A1#000000 text · best 12.95:1#E3C7A1

#C4CE5A#000000 text · best 12.32:1#C4CE5A

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

#E5A143#000000 text · best 9.51:1#E5A143

Generated Palette

#CE9E5A#CE9E5A

#5A8ACE#5A8ACE

#CE645A#CE645A

#C4CE5A#C4CE5A

#E3C7A1#E3C7A1

#9D6F2F#9D6F2F

Color Harmonies

#5A8ACE#5A8ACE

#CE645A#CE645A

#C4CE5A#C4CE5A

#5ACE9E#5ACE9E

#9E5ACE#9E5ACE

Variants

#E3C7A1#E3C7A1

#9D6F2F#9D6F2F

#E5A143#E5A143

#B69A72#B69A72

#E5D6C3#E5D6C3

#FFB752#FFB752

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Camel#C19A6B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Bamboo#C7B56E

Antique Gold#B08D57

#CE9E5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CE9E5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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