HEX atlas value

#4E5232

#4E5232 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 78, 82, 50, HSL 68, 24%, 26%, has luminance 0.0788, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#4E5232 Sample readable text

HEX #4E5232

RGB rgb(78, 82, 50)

HSL hsl(68 24% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 39, 68)

Luminance 0.0788

Contrast Black 2.58:1White 8.15:1

CSS

--color-4e5232: #4E5232;
.background-4e5232 { background-color: #4E5232; }
.text-4e5232 { color: #4E5232; }

Luminance0.0788

Black text2.58:1AA Fail

White text8.15:1AA 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":"#4E5232","rgb":[78,82,50],"hsl":[68,24,26],"cmyk":[5,0,39,68],"luminance":0.0788,"contrast":{"black":2.58,"white":8.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#181910","hex":"#181910","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.19,"contrastWhite":17.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#373252","hex":"#373252","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.74,"contrastWhite":12.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#434441","hex":"#434441","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.14,"contrastWhite":9.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.24,"contrastWhite":9.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Moss Deep adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4e5232.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#373252","analogous":["#524732","#3E5232"],"triadic":["#324E52","#52324E"],"tetradic":["#325247","#373252","#52323E"],"splitComplementary":["#323E52","#473252"],"monochromatic":["#848B55","#4E5232","#181910"]}

Variants

{"light":"#848B55","dark":"#181910","saturated":"#596124","desaturated":"#434441","pastel":"#8A8D77","neon":"#96AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":22.80350850198276},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"asphalt-gray","name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","distance":26.13426869074396},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":26.13426869074396}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4E5232

#4E5232 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #4E5232 is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 78, 82, and 50, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 24% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0788, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.58:1AA Fail

White text8.15:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4E5232 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.58:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.15:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#181910#FFFFFF text · best 17.71:1#181910

#373252#FFFFFF text · best 12.07:1#373252

Taupe#FFFFFF text · best 10.67:1#483C32

#434441#FFFFFF text · best 9.8:1#434441

Walnut#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#5C4033

Generated Palette

#4E5232#4E5232

#373252#373252

#524732#524732

#3E5232#3E5232

#848B55#848B55

#181910#181910

Color Harmonies

#373252#373252

#524732#524732

#3E5232#3E5232

#324E52#324E52

#52324E#52324E

Variants

#848B55#848B55

#181910#181910

#596124#596124

#434441#434441

#8A8D77#8A8D77

#96AD00#96AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Taupe#483C32

Walnut#5C4033

Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#4E5232

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4E5232

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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