Oiled Cedar Color
Oiled Cedar is a red color with hex code #7C1C05. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with oiled cedar, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Oiled Cedar Color Values
What Does Oiled Cedar Mean?
Oiled Cedar belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Being on the dark side, Oiled Cedar adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Oiled Cedar is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: strong reddish brown, #882D17). It is also known as Kenyan Copper, New Kenyan Copper.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
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Colors That Go With Oiled Cedar
Oiled Cedar and #05637A are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #7A0528 and #7A5705, which sit beside oiled cedar on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair oiled cedar with triadic partners #057A1D and #1D057A. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Cedar Wood Finish —
#711A00(Delta E 4) - Reddish Brown —
#7F2B0A(Delta E 6) - Red Brown —
#8B2E16(Delta E 6) - Blood —
#770001(Delta E 7) - Reddy Brown —
#6E1005(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #7C1C05; }
.background { background-color: #7C1C05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7C1C05; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #7C1C0540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for oiled cedar?
Oiled Cedar has the hex code #7C1C05. In RGB notation it is rgb(124, 28, 5), in HSL it is hsl(12, 92%, 25%), and its OKLCH value is 0.387, 0.134, 33.9.
What does the color oiled cedar mean?
Red-family colors like oiled cedar carry distinct psychological associations. Oiled Cedar belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Being on the dark side, Oiled Cedar adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with oiled cedar?
Oiled Cedar has three easy routes: its complement #05637A for punch, its neighbors #7A0528 and #7A5705 for something calmer, or triadic partners #057A1D and #1D057A when you want energy.
Is oiled cedar a standard web color?
No — Oiled Cedar is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #7C1C05 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make oiled cedar lighter or darker?
To lighten oiled cedar, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FDD0C4 (lightest tint) to #140501 (darkest shade).
About Oiled Cedar
Oiled Cedar is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has alternative names including Kenyan Copper, New Kenyan Copper. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #7C1C05 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.