HEX atlas value

#8A8760

#8A8760 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 135, 96, HSL 56, 18%, 46%, has luminance 0.2358, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#8A8760 Sample readable text

HEX #8A8760

RGB rgb(138, 135, 96)

HSL hsl(56 18% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 30, 46)

Luminance 0.2358

Contrast Black 5.72:1White 3.67:1

CSS

--color-8a8760: #8A8760;
.background-8a8760 { background-color: #8A8760; }
.text-8a8760 { color: #8A8760; }

Luminance0.2358

Black text5.72:1AA Pass

White text3.67:1AA 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":"#8A8760","rgb":[138,135,96],"hsl":[56,18,46],"cmyk":[0,2,30,46],"luminance":0.2358,"contrast":{"black":5.72,"white":3.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B4B293","hex":"#B4B293","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.73,"contrastWhite":2.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#54533B","hex":"#54533B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.68,"contrastWhite":7.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A49E46","hex":"#A49E46","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.56,"contrastWhite":2.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#60638A","hex":"#60638A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.65,"contrastWhite":5.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8a8760.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/warm-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#60638A","analogous":["#8A7260","#788A60"],"triadic":["#608A88","#88608A"],"tetradic":["#608A72","#60638A","#8A6078"],"splitComplementary":["#60788A","#72608A"],"monochromatic":["#B4B293","#8A8760","#54533B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B4B293","dark":"#54533B","saturated":"#A49E46","desaturated":"#757575","pastel":"#B7B7B3","neon":"#FFEF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":20.518284528683193},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":24.331050121192877},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":28.635642126552707},{"slug":"zinc","name":"Zinc","hex":"#7D7F7C","distance":31.89043743820395}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A8760

#8A8760 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8A8760 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 138, 135, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg with 18% saturation and 46% 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 0.2358, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.72:1AA Pass

White text3.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A8760 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.72:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B4B293#000000 text · best 9.73:1#B4B293

#54533B#FFFFFF text · best 7.84:1#54533B

#A49E46#000000 text · best 7.56:1#A49E46

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

#60638A#FFFFFF text · best 5.75:1#60638A

Generated Palette

#8A8760#8A8760

#60638A#60638A

#8A7260#8A7260

#788A60#788A60

#B4B293#B4B293

#54533B#54533B

Color Harmonies

#60638A#60638A

#8A7260#8A7260

#788A60#788A60

#608A88#608A88

#88608A#88608A

Variants

#B4B293#B4B293

#54533B#54533B

#A49E46#A49E46

#757575#757575

#B7B7B3#B7B7B3

#FFEF14#FFEF14

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Mocha#967969

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

Zinc#7D7F7C

#8A8760

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A8760

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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