HEX atlas value

#4E531D

#4E531D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 78, 83, 29, HSL 66, 48%, 22%, has luminance 0.0789, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

yellow warm dark earth-tone

#4E531D Sample readable text

HEX #4E531D

RGB rgb(78, 83, 29)

HSL hsl(66 48% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 65, 67)

Luminance 0.0789

Contrast Black 2.58:1White 8.15:1

CSS

--color-4e531d: #4E531D;
.background-4e531d { background-color: #4E531D; }
.text-4e531d { color: #4E531D; }

Luminance0.0789

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":"#4E531D","rgb":[78,83,29],"hsl":[66,48,22],"cmyk":[6,0,65,67],"luminance":0.0789,"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":"#0E0F05","hex":"#0E0F05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.09,"contrastWhite":19.27,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#231D53","hex":"#231D53","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.37,"contrastWhite":15.31,"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"]},{"name":"#533D1D","hex":"#533D1D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.05,"contrastWhite":10.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","earth tone","dark yellow","earth tone yellow","Moss Deep 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/4e531d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#231D53","analogous":["#533D1D","#33531D"],"triadic":["#1D4E53","#531D4E"],"tetradic":["#1D533D","#231D53","#531D33"],"splitComplementary":["#1D3353","#3D1D53"],"monochromatic":["#8D9735","#4E531D","#0E0F05"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8D9735","dark":"#0E0F05","saturated":"#585F11","desaturated":"#44472A","pastel":"#979F50","neon":"#8A9900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":12.328828005937952},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":28.30194339616981},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":30.347981810987037},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":30.62678566222711}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4E531D

#4E531D is classified as a warm yellow value with dark and earth tone visual character. #4E531D is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 78, 83, and 29, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 48% saturation and 22% 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 0.0789, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.33, 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 #4E531D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.58:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.15:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0E0F05#FFFFFF text · best 19.27:1#0E0F05

#231D53#FFFFFF text · best 15.31:1#231D53

Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621

Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728

#533D1D#FFFFFF text · best 10.22:1#533D1D

Generated Palette

#4E531D#4E531D

#231D53#231D53

#533D1D#533D1D

#33531D#33531D

#8D9735#8D9735

#0E0F05#0E0F05

Color Harmonies

#231D53#231D53

#533D1D#533D1D

#33531D#33531D

#1D4E53#1D4E53

#531D4E#531D4E

Variants

#8D9735#8D9735

#0E0F05#0E0F05

#585F11#585F11

#44472A#44472A

#979F50#979F50

#8A9900#8A9900

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Terre Verte#385E0F

Espresso#4B3621

Pine Bark#4A3728

Bark#5B3A29

#4E531D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4E531D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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