HEX atlas value

#858351

#858351 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 131, 81, HSL 58, 24%, 42%, has luminance 0.2181, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#858351 Sample readable text

HEX #858351

RGB rgb(133, 131, 81)

HSL hsl(58 24% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 39, 48)

Luminance 0.2181

Contrast Black 5.36:1White 3.92:1

CSS

--color-858351: #858351;
.background-858351 { background-color: #858351; }
.text-858351 { color: #858351; }

Luminance0.2181

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":"#858351","rgb":[133,131,81],"hsl":[58,24,42],"cmyk":[0,2,39,48],"luminance":0.2181,"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":"#B1B081","hex":"#B1B081","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.4,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4C4B2F","hex":"#4C4B2F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#515385","hex":"#515385","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.93,"contrastWhite":7.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#9C993A","hex":"#9C993A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.03,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"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/858351.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#515385","analogous":["#856951","#6D8551"],"triadic":["#518583","#835185"],"tetradic":["#518569","#515385","#85516D"],"splitComplementary":["#516D85","#695185"],"monochromatic":["#B1B081","#858351","#4C4B2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B1B081","dark":"#4C4B2F","saturated":"#9C993A","desaturated":"#6D6D69","pastel":"#B2B2A3","neon":"#FFF700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":31.921779399024736},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":32.66496594212215},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":37.749172176353746}]

HEX meaning and use

About #858351

#858351 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #858351 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 133, 131, and 81, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.2181, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.57, 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 #858351 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.36:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B1B081#000000 text · best 9.4:1#B1B081

#4C4B2F#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#4C4B2F

#515385#FFFFFF text · best 7.18:1#515385

#9C993A#000000 text · best 7.03:1#9C993A

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

Generated Palette

#858351#858351

#515385#515385

#856951#856951

#6D8551#6D8551

#B1B081#B1B081

#4C4B2F#4C4B2F

Color Harmonies

#515385#515385

#856951#856951

#6D8551#6D8551

#518583#518583

#835185#835185

Variants

#B1B081#B1B081

#4C4B2F#4C4B2F

#9C993A#9C993A

#6D6D69#6D6D69

#B2B2A3#B2B2A3

Lemon#FFF700

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Mocha#967969

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Green#708238

Oak#A8754F

#858351

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #858351

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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