HEX atlas value

#786D4A

#786D4A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 109, 74, HSL 46, 24%, 38%, has luminance 0.1542, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#786D4A Sample readable text

HEX #786D4A

RGB rgb(120, 109, 74)

HSL hsl(46 24% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 38, 53)

Luminance 0.1542

Contrast Black 4.08:1White 5.14:1

CSS

--color-786d4a: #786D4A;
.background-786d4a { background-color: #786D4A; }
.text-786d4a { color: #786D4A; }

Luminance0.1542

Black text4.08:1AA Fail

White text5.14:1AA 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":"#786D4A","rgb":[120,109,74],"hsl":[46,24,38],"cmyk":[0,9,38,53],"luminance":0.1542,"contrast":{"black":4.08,"white":5.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F3A27","hex":"#3F3A27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#AA9D74","hex":"#AA9D74","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.78,"contrastWhite":2.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#4A5478","hex":"#4A5478","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.83,"contrastWhite":7.42,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#78564A","hex":"#78564A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.23,"contrastWhite":6.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#63625F","hex":"#63625F","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.44,"contrastWhite":6.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Raw Umber 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/786d4a.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/granite.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A5478","analogous":["#78564A","#6C784A"],"triadic":["#4A786D","#6D4A78"],"tetradic":["#4A7856","#4A5478","#784A6C"],"splitComplementary":["#4A6C78","#564A78"],"monochromatic":["#AA9D74","#786D4A","#3F3A27"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AA9D74","dark":"#3F3A27","saturated":"#8D7934","desaturated":"#63625F","pastel":"#A9A598","neon":"#EBB400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":28.792360097775937},{"slug":"granite","name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","distance":34.14674215792775},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":34.40930106817051},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":34.66987164671943}]

HEX meaning and use

About #786D4A

#786D4A is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #786D4A is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 120, 109, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 24% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1542, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.08:1AA Fail

White text5.14:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #786D4A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.08:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.14:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F3A27#FFFFFF text · best 11.38:1#3F3A27

#AA9D74#000000 text · best 7.78:1#AA9D74

#4A5478#FFFFFF text · best 7.42:1#4A5478

#78564A#FFFFFF text · best 6.51:1#78564A

#63625F#FFFFFF text · best 6.1:1#63625F

Generated Palette

#786D4A#786D4A

#4A5478#4A5478

#78564A#78564A

#6C784A#6C784A

#AA9D74#AA9D74

#3F3A27#3F3A27

Color Harmonies

#4A5478#4A5478

#78564A#78564A

#6C784A#6C784A

#4A786D#4A786D

#6D4A78#6D4A78

Variants

#AA9D74#AA9D74

#3F3A27#3F3A27

#8D7934#8D7934

#63625F#63625F

#A9A598#A9A598

#EBB400#EBB400

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Green#708238

Granite#676767

Cactus Green#587156

Dim Gray#696969

#786D4A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #786D4A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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