HEX atlas value

#766B23

#766B23 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 118, 107, 35, HSL 52, 54%, 30%, has luminance 0.1449, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#766B23 Sample readable text

HEX #766B23

RGB rgb(118, 107, 35)

HSL hsl(52 54% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 70, 54)

Luminance 0.1449

Contrast Black 3.9:1White 5.39:1

CSS

--color-766b23: #766B23;
.background-766b23 { background-color: #766B23; }
.text-766b23 { color: #766B23; }

Luminance0.1449

Black text3.9:1AA Fail

White text5.39:1AA 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":"#766B23","rgb":[118,107,35],"hsl":[52,54,30],"cmyk":[0,9,70,54],"luminance":0.1449,"contrast":{"black":3.9,"white":5.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2F2B0E","hex":"#2F2B0E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.47,"contrastWhite":14.27,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#232E76","hex":"#232E76","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.72,"contrastWhite":12.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#BCAB38","hex":"#BCAB38","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.02,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#764123","hex":"#764123","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.55,"contrastWhite":8.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#655E34","hex":"#655E34","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.2,"contrastWhite":6.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Fern Frond adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/766b23.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#232E76","analogous":["#764123","#587623"],"triadic":["#23766B","#6B2376"],"tetradic":["#237641","#232E76","#762358"],"splitComplementary":["#235876","#412376"],"monochromatic":["#BCAB38","#766B23","#2F2B0E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BCAB38","dark":"#2F2B0E","saturated":"#877712","desaturated":"#655E34","pastel":"#B9AD5F","neon":"#C2A800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":31.71750305430741},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":35.11409973215888},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":35.4682957019364}]

HEX meaning and use

About #766B23

#766B23 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #766B23 is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 118, 107, and 35, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg with 54% saturation and 30% 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 0.1449, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.9:1AA Fail

White text5.39:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #766B23 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.9:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.39:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2F2B0E#FFFFFF text · best 14.27:1#2F2B0E

#232E76#FFFFFF text · best 12.18:1#232E76

#BCAB38#000000 text · best 9.02:1#BCAB38

#764123#FFFFFF text · best 8.24:1#764123

#655E34#FFFFFF text · best 6.55:1#655E34

Generated Palette

#766B23#766B23

#232E76#232E76

#764123#764123

#587623#587623

#BCAB38#BCAB38

#2F2B0E#2F2B0E

Color Harmonies

#232E76#232E76

#764123#764123

#587623#587623

#23766B#23766B

#6B2376#6B2376

Variants

#BCAB38#BCAB38

#2F2B0E#2F2B0E

#877712#877712

#655E34#655E34

#B9AD5F#B9AD5F

#C2A800#C2A800

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Cedar#8B5A2B

Olive Green#708238

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Raw Umber#826644

#766B23

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #766B23

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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