HEX atlas value

#8A7538

#8A7538 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 117, 56, HSL 45, 42%, 38%, has luminance 0.1841, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8A7538 Sample readable text

HEX #8A7538

RGB rgb(138, 117, 56)

HSL hsl(45 42% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 59, 46)

Luminance 0.1841

Contrast Black 4.68:1White 4.49:1

CSS

--color-8a7538: #8A7538;
.background-8a7538 { background-color: #8A7538; }
.text-8a7538 { color: #8A7538; }

Luminance0.1841

Black text4.68:1AA Pass

White text4.49:1AA 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":"#8A7538","rgb":[138,117,56],"hsl":[45,42,38],"cmyk":[0,15,59,46],"luminance":0.1841,"contrast":{"black":4.68,"white":4.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#483E1E","hex":"#483E1E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.98,"contrastWhite":10.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#BEA660","hex":"#BEA660","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.81,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#384D8A","hex":"#384D8A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8A4D38","hex":"#8A4D38","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.2,"contrastWhite":6.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Raw Umber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8a7538.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/cedar.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#384D8A","analogous":["#8A4D38","#758A38"],"triadic":["#388A75","#75388A"],"tetradic":["#388A4D","#384D8A","#8A3875"],"splitComplementary":["#38758A","#4D388A"],"monochromatic":["#BEA660","#8A7538","#483E1E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BEA660","dark":"#483E1E","saturated":"#9F8023","desaturated":"#746B4E","pastel":"#BAAD87","neon":"#EBB000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":20.808652046684813},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":29.068883707497267},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":29.9833287011299},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":37.8021163428716},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":42.77849927241488}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A7538

#8A7538 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8A7538 is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 138, 117, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 42% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1841, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.68:1AA Pass

White text4.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A7538 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.68:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#483E1E#FFFFFF text · best 10.58:1#483E1E

#BEA660#000000 text · best 8.81:1#BEA660

#384D8A#FFFFFF text · best 8.09:1#384D8A

#8A4D38#FFFFFF text · best 6.56:1#8A4D38

Cedar#FFFFFF text · best 5.84:1#8B5A2B

Generated Palette

#8A7538#8A7538

#384D8A#384D8A

#8A4D38#8A4D38

#758A38#758A38

#BEA660#BEA660

#483E1E#483E1E

Color Harmonies

#384D8A#384D8A

#8A4D38#8A4D38

#758A38#758A38

#388A75#388A75

#75388A#75388A

Variants

#BEA660#BEA660

#483E1E#483E1E

#9F8023#9F8023

#746B4E#746B4E

#BAAD87#BAAD87

#EBB000#EBB000

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Green#708238

Cedar#8B5A2B

Oak#A8754F

Sienna#A0522D

#8A7538

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A7538

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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