HEX atlas value

#3C4008

#3C4008 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Espresso. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 60, 64, 8, HSL 64, 78%, 14%, has luminance 0.0464, and belongs to the dark group.

yellow warm dark

#3C4008 Sample readable text

HEX #3C4008

RGB rgb(60, 64, 8)

HSL hsl(64 78% 14%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 88, 75)

Luminance 0.0464

Contrast Black 1.93:1White 10.89:1

CSS

--color-3c4008: #3C4008;
.background-3c4008 { background-color: #3C4008; }
.text-3c4008 { color: #3C4008; }

Luminance0.0464

Black text1.93:1AA Fail

White text10.89:1AA 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":"#3C4008","rgb":[60,64,8],"hsl":[64,78,14],"cmyk":[6,0,88,75],"luminance":0.0464,"contrast":{"black":1.93,"white":10.89}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":10.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0C0840","hex":"#0C0840","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#402708","hex":"#402708","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.51,"contrastWhite":13.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#353810","hex":"#353810","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.72,"contrastWhite":12.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","dark yellow","Espresso adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3c4008.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C0840","analogous":["#402708","#204008"],"triadic":["#083C40","#40083C"],"tetradic":["#084027","#0C0840","#400820"],"splitComplementary":["#082040","#270840"],"monochromatic":["#899112","#3C4008","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#899112","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#434700","desaturated":"#353810","pastel":"#9AA225","neon":"#697000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":30.822070014844883},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":36.069377593742864},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":42.02380277890139},{"slug":"rubber","name":"Rubber","hex":"#2A2725","distance":42.30839160261236}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3C4008

#3C4008 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark visual character. #3C4008 is visually closest to Espresso, a named orange color with HEX #4B3621.

The RGB channels are 60, 64, and 8, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 78% saturation and 14% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.0464, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.93:1AA Fail

White text10.89:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3C4008 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.93:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF10.89:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

#0C0840#FFFFFF text · best 18.68:1#0C0840

Rubber#FFFFFF text · best 14.83:1#2A2725

#402708#FFFFFF text · best 13.89:1#402708

#353810#FFFFFF text · best 12.18:1#353810

Generated Palette

#3C4008#3C4008

#0C0840#0C0840

#402708#402708

#204008#204008

#899112#899112

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#0C0840#0C0840

#402708#402708

#204008#204008

#083C40#083C40

#40083C#40083C

Variants

#899112#899112

Black#000000

#434700#434700

#353810#353810

#9AA225#9AA225

#697000#697000

Nearest Named Colors

Espresso#4B3621

Terre Verte#385E0F

Pine Bark#4A3728

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Rubber#2A2725

#3C4008

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3C4008

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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