HEX atlas value

#847A15

#847A15 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 132, 122, 21, HSL 55, 73%, 30%, has luminance 0.1888, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#847A15 Sample readable text

HEX #847A15

RGB rgb(132, 122, 21)

HSL hsl(55 73% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 84, 48)

Luminance 0.1888

Contrast Black 4.78:1White 4.4:1

CSS

--color-847a15: #847A15;
.background-847a15 { background-color: #847A15; }
.text-847a15 { color: #847A15; }

Luminance0.1888

Black text4.78:1AA Pass

White text4.4:1AA 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":"#847A15","rgb":[132,122,21],"hsl":[55,73,30],"cmyk":[0,8,84,48],"luminance":0.1888,"contrast":{"black":4.78,"white":4.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#151E84","hex":"#151E84","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#353108","hex":"#353108","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.59,"contrastWhite":13.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D4C521","hex":"#D4C521","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.81,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#844315","hex":"#844315","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#958904","hex":"#958904","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.86,"contrastWhite":3.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Olive adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/847a15.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#151E84","analogous":["#844315","#568415"],"triadic":["#15847B","#7B1584"],"tetradic":["#158443","#151E84","#841556"],"splitComplementary":["#155684","#431584"],"monochromatic":["#D4C521","#847A15","#353108"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4C521","dark":"#353108","saturated":"#958904","desaturated":"#746D25","pastel":"#CFC44A","neon":"#C2B200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":22.20360331117452},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":33.85262175962151},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":34.942810419312295},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":34.942810419312295},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":39.45883931389772}]

HEX meaning and use

About #847A15

#847A15 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #847A15 is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 132, 122, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 73% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.1888, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.78:1AA Pass

White text4.4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #847A15 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.78:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#151E84#FFFFFF text · best 13.55:1#151E84

#353108#FFFFFF text · best 13.17:1#353108

#D4C521#000000 text · best 11.81:1#D4C521

#844315#FFFFFF text · best 7.52:1#844315

#958904#000000 text · best 5.86:1#958904

Generated Palette

#847A15#847A15

#151E84#151E84

#844315#844315

#568415#568415

#D4C521#D4C521

#353108#353108

Color Harmonies

#151E84#151E84

#844315#844315

#568415#568415

#15847B#15847B

#7B1584#7B1584

Variants

#D4C521#D4C521

#353108#353108

#958904#958904

#746D25#746D25

#CFC44A#CFC44A

#C2B200#C2B200

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Fern Frond#657220

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Cedar#8B5A2B

#847A15

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #847A15

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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