HEX atlas value

#766C37

#766C37 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 118, 108, 55, HSL 50, 36%, 34%, has luminance 0.1485, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#766C37 Sample readable text

HEX #766C37

RGB rgb(118, 108, 55)

HSL hsl(50 36% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 53, 54)

Luminance 0.1485

Contrast Black 3.97:1White 5.29:1

CSS

--color-766c37: #766C37;
.background-766c37 { background-color: #766C37; }
.text-766c37 { color: #766C37; }

Luminance0.1485

Black text3.97:1AA Fail

White text5.29:1AA 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":"#766C37","rgb":[118,108,55],"hsl":[50,36,34],"cmyk":[0,8,53,54],"luminance":0.1485,"contrast":{"black":3.97,"white":5.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#37331A","hex":"#37331A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.65,"contrastWhite":12.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#374276","hex":"#374276","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B1A259","hex":"#B1A259","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.18,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#764C37","hex":"#764C37","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.86,"contrastWhite":7.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Raw Umber 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/766c37.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#374276","analogous":["#764C37","#617637"],"triadic":["#37766C","#6C3776"],"tetradic":["#37764C","#374276","#763761"],"splitComplementary":["#376176","#4C3776"],"monochromatic":["#B1A259","#766C37","#37331A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B1A259","dark":"#37331A","saturated":"#897824","desaturated":"#635F4B","pastel":"#ACA580","neon":"#D6B300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":18.681541692269406},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":30.805843601498726}]

HEX meaning and use

About #766C37

#766C37 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #766C37 is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 118, 108, and 55, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 36% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.1485, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.97:1AA Fail

White text5.29:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #766C37 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.97:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.29:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#37331A#FFFFFF text · best 12.73:1#37331A

#374276#FFFFFF text · best 9.53:1#374276

#B1A259#000000 text · best 8.18:1#B1A259

Coffee#FFFFFF text · best 7.45:1#6F4E37

#764C37#FFFFFF text · best 7.34:1#764C37

Generated Palette

#766C37#766C37

#374276#374276

#764C37#764C37

#617637#617637

#B1A259#B1A259

#37331A#37331A

Color Harmonies

#374276#374276

#764C37#764C37

#617637#617637

#37766C#37766C

#6C3776#6C3776

Variants

#B1A259#B1A259

#37331A#37331A

#897824#897824

#635F4B#635F4B

#ACA580#ACA580

#D6B300#D6B300

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Green#708238

Fern Frond#657220

Cedar#8B5A2B

Coffee#6F4E37

#766C37

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #766C37

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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