HEX atlas value

#888811

#888811 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 136, 136, 17, HSL 60, 78%, 30%, has luminance 0.2288, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#888811 Sample readable text

HEX #888811

RGB rgb(136, 136, 17)

HSL hsl(60 78% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 88, 47)

Luminance 0.2288

Contrast Black 5.58:1White 3.77:1

CSS

--color-888811: #888811;
.background-888811 { background-color: #888811; }
.text-888811 { color: #888811; }

Luminance0.2288

Black text5.58:1AA Pass

White text3.77:1AA 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":"#888811","rgb":[136,136,17],"hsl":[60,78,30],"cmyk":[0,0,88,47],"luminance":0.2288,"contrast":{"black":5.58,"white":3.77}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#111188","hex":"#111188","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.46,"contrastWhite":14.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#DADA1B","hex":"#DADA1B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#363607","hex":"#363607","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.69,"contrastWhite":12.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#999900","hex":"#999900","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.91,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#884D11","hex":"#884D11","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.12,"contrastWhite":6.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/888811.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#111188","analogous":["#884D11","#4D8811"],"triadic":["#118888","#881188"],"tetradic":["#11884D","#111188","#88114D"],"splitComplementary":["#114C88","#4C1188"],"monochromatic":["#DADA1B","#888811","#363607"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DADA1B","dark":"#363607","saturated":"#999900","desaturated":"#777722","pastel":"#D5D544","neon":"#C2C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":20.42057785666214},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":34.655446902326915},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":34.655446902326915},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":43.977266854592045},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":46.184412955021955}]

HEX meaning and use

About #888811

#888811 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #888811 is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 136, 136, and 17, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 78% 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 0.2288, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.58:1AA Pass

White text3.77:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #888811 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.58:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#111188#FFFFFF text · best 14.38:1#111188

#DADA1B#000000 text · best 14.03:1#DADA1B

#363607#FFFFFF text · best 12.44:1#363607

#999900#000000 text · best 6.91:1#999900

#884D11#FFFFFF text · best 6.74:1#884D11

Generated Palette

#888811#888811

#111188#111188

#884D11#884D11

#4D8811#4D8811

#DADA1B#DADA1B

#363607#363607

Color Harmonies

#111188#111188

#884D11#884D11

#4D8811#4D8811

#118888#118888

#881188#881188

Variants

#DADA1B#DADA1B

#363607#363607

#999900#999900

#777722#777722

#D5D544#D5D544

#C2C200#C2C200

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Fern Frond#657220

Olive Green#708238

#888811

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #888811

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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