Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#424912

#424912 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Terre Verte. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 66, 73, 18, HSL 68, 60%, 18%, has luminance 0.0597, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

yellowwarmdarkearth-tone
#424912 Sample readable text
HEX #424912
RGB rgb(66, 73, 18)
HSL hsl(68 60% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 75, 71)
Luminance 0.0597
Contrast Black 2.19:1White 9.57:1

CSS

--color-424912: #424912;
.background-424912 { background-color: #424912; }
.text-424912 { color: #424912; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0597
Black text2.19:1AA Fail
White text9.57:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#424912","rgb":[66,73,18],"hsl":[68,60,18],"cmyk":[10,0,75,71],"luminance":0.0597,"contrast":{"black":2.19,"white":9.57}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.57,"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":"#1A1249","hex":"#1A1249","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#493512","hex":"#493512","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","earth tone","dark yellow","earth tone yellow","Terre Verte adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/424912.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#1A1249","analogous":["#493512","#274912"],"triadic":["#124249","#491242"],"tetradic":["#124935","#1A1249","#491227"],"splitComplementary":["#122749","#351249"],"monochromatic":["#849325","#424912","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#849325","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#4A5408","desaturated":"#3B3F1C","pastel":"#929F3C","neon":"#738500"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":23.45207879911715},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":25.826343140289914},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":29.5296461204668},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":35.05709628591621}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #424912

#424912 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark and earth tone visual character. #424912 is visually closest to Terre Verte, a named green color with HEX #385E0F.

The RGB channels are 66, 73, and 18, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 60% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0597, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.19:1AA Fail
White text9.57:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #424912 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.19:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.57:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#1A1249#FFFFFF text · best 17.13:1#1A1249
#493512#FFFFFF text · best 11.65:1#493512
Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621
Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728

Generated Palette

#424912#424912
#1A1249#1A1249
#493512#493512
#274912#274912
#849325#849325
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#1A1249#1A1249
#493512#493512
#274912#274912
#124249#124249
#491242#491242

Variants

#849325#849325
Black#000000
#4A5408#4A5408
#3B3F1C#3B3F1C
#929F3C#929F3C
#738500#738500

Nearest Named Colors

Terre Verte#385E0F
Espresso#4B3621
Moss Deep#4A5D23
Pine Bark#4A3728
Taupe#483C32

Related HEX Guides

Terre Verte colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #385E0F.Espresso colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4B3621.Moss Deep colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A5D23.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#424912 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.