HEX atlas value

#5A5816

#5A5816 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 90, 88, 22, HSL 58, 61%, 22%, has luminance 0.0921, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

yellow warm dark earth-tone

#5A5816 Sample readable text

HEX #5A5816

RGB rgb(90, 88, 22)

HSL hsl(58 61% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 76, 65)

Luminance 0.0921

Contrast Black 2.84:1White 7.39:1

CSS

--color-5a5816: #5A5816;
.background-5a5816 { background-color: #5A5816; }
.text-5a5816 { color: #5A5816; }

Luminance0.0921

Black text2.84:1AA Fail

White text7.39:1AA 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":"#5A5816","rgb":[90,88,22],"hsl":[58,61,22],"cmyk":[0,2,76,65],"luminance":0.0921,"contrast":{"black":2.84,"white":7.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#101004","hex":"#101004","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#16185A","hex":"#16185A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A3616","hex":"#5A3616","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4E4D22","hex":"#4E4D22","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"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/5a5816.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#16185A","analogous":["#5A3616","#3A5A16"],"triadic":["#165A58","#58165A"],"tetradic":["#165A36","#16185A","#5A163A"],"splitComplementary":["#163A5A","#36165A"],"monochromatic":["#A4A028","#5A5816","#101004"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A4A028","dark":"#101004","saturated":"#67640A","desaturated":"#4E4D22","pastel":"#AFAB41","neon":"#999400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","distance":31.176914536239792},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":35.22782990761707}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5A5816

#5A5816 is classified as a warm yellow value with dark and earth tone visual character. #5A5816 is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 90, 88, and 22, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg with 61% 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 0.0921, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.84:1AA Fail

White text7.39:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5A5816 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.84:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.39:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#101004#FFFFFF text · best 19.13:1#101004

#16185A#FFFFFF text · best 16.01:1#16185A

#5A3616#FFFFFF text · best 10.64:1#5A3616

#4E4D22#FFFFFF text · best 8.72:1#4E4D22

Sepia#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#704214

Generated Palette

#5A5816#5A5816

#16185A#16185A

#5A3616#5A3616

#3A5A16#3A5A16

#A4A028#A4A028

#101004#101004

Color Harmonies

#16185A#16185A

#5A3616#5A3616

#3A5A16#3A5A16

#165A58#165A58

#58165A#58165A

Variants

#A4A028#A4A028

#101004#101004

#67640A#67640A

#4E4D22#4E4D22

#AFAB41#AFAB41

#999400#999400

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Fern Frond#657220

Sepia#704214

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Terre Verte#385E0F

#5A5816

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5A5816

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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