HEX atlas value

#7E8551

#7E8551 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 126, 133, 81, HSL 68, 24%, 42%, has luminance 0.218, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#7E8551 Sample readable text

HEX #7E8551

RGB rgb(126, 133, 81)

HSL hsl(68 24% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 39, 48)

Luminance 0.218

Contrast Black 5.36:1White 3.92:1

CSS

--color-7e8551: #7E8551;
.background-7e8551 { background-color: #7E8551; }
.text-7e8551 { color: #7E8551; }

Luminance0.218

Black text5.36:1AA Pass

White text3.92:1AA Fail

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":"#7E8551","rgb":[126,133,81],"hsl":[68,24,42],"cmyk":[5,0,39,48],"luminance":0.218,"contrast":{"black":5.36,"white":3.92}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ABB181","hex":"#ABB181","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.34,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#484C2F","hex":"#484C2F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#585185","hex":"#585185","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.93,"contrastWhite":7.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#8F9C3A","hex":"#8F9C3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.98,"contrastWhite":3.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Moss Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/7e8551.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#585185","analogous":["#857251","#648551"],"triadic":["#517E85","#85517E"],"tetradic":["#518572","#585185","#855164"],"splitComplementary":["#516485","#725185"],"monochromatic":["#ABB181","#7E8551","#484C2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ABB181","dark":"#484C2F","saturated":"#8F9C3A","desaturated":"#6D6D69","pastel":"#B0B2A3","neon":"#DDFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":26.1725046566048},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":33.85262175962151},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":36},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":37.603191353926334}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7E8551

#7E8551 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #7E8551 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 126, 133, and 81, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 24% saturation and 42% 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 0.218, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.36:1AA Pass

White text3.92:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7E8551 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.36:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ABB181#000000 text · best 9.34:1#ABB181

#484C2F#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#484C2F

#585185#FFFFFF text · best 7.17:1#585185

#8F9C3A#000000 text · best 6.98:1#8F9C3A

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

Generated Palette

#7E8551#7E8551

#585185#585185

#857251#857251

#648551#648551

#ABB181#ABB181

#484C2F#484C2F

Color Harmonies

#585185#585185

#857251#857251

#648551#648551

#517E85#517E85

#85517E#85517E

Variants

#ABB181#ABB181

#484C2F#484C2F

#8F9C3A#8F9C3A

#6D6D69#6D6D69

#B0B2A3#B0B2A3

#DDFF00#DDFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Olive Green#708238

Raw Umber#826644

Mocha#967969

Agave#6F8F72

#7E8551

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7E8551

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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