HEX atlas value

#8A8838

#8A8838 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 136, 56, HSL 59, 42%, 38%, has luminance 0.233, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8A8838 Sample readable text

HEX #8A8838

RGB rgb(138, 136, 56)

HSL hsl(59 42% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 59, 46)

Luminance 0.233

Contrast Black 5.66:1White 3.71:1

CSS

--color-8a8838: #8A8838;
.background-8a8838 { background-color: #8A8838; }
.text-8a8838 { color: #8A8838; }

Luminance0.233

Black text5.66:1AA Pass

White text3.71:1AA 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":"#8A8838","rgb":[138,136,56],"hsl":[59,42,38],"cmyk":[0,1,59,46],"luminance":0.233,"contrast":{"black":5.66,"white":3.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BEBC60","hex":"#BEBC60","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.55,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#383A8A","hex":"#383A8A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.14,"contrastWhite":9.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#48481E","hex":"#48481E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.22,"contrastWhite":9.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9F9D23","hex":"#9F9D23","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.32,"contrastWhite":2.87,"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","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8a8838.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#383A8A","analogous":["#8A6038","#628A38"],"triadic":["#388A88","#88388A"],"tetradic":["#388A60","#383A8A","#8A3862"],"splitComplementary":["#38628A","#60388A"],"monochromatic":["#BEBC60","#8A8838","#48481E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BEBC60","dark":"#48481E","saturated":"#9F9D23","desaturated":"#74744E","pastel":"#BAB987","neon":"#EBE700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":26.68332812825267},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":36.932370625238775},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":37.92097045171708},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":37.92097045171708},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":39.35733730830886}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A8838

#8A8838 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8A8838 is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 138, 136, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.233, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.66:1AA Pass

White text3.71:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A8838 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.66:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BEBC60#000000 text · best 10.55:1#BEBC60

#383A8A#FFFFFF text · best 9.81:1#383A8A

#48481E#FFFFFF text · best 9.45:1#48481E

#9F9D23#000000 text · best 7.32:1#9F9D23

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

Generated Palette

#8A8838#8A8838

#383A8A#383A8A

#8A6038#8A6038

#628A38#628A38

#BEBC60#BEBC60

#48481E#48481E

Color Harmonies

#383A8A#383A8A

#8A6038#8A6038

#628A38#628A38

#388A88#388A88

#88388A#88388A

Variants

#BEBC60#BEBC60

#48481E#48481E

#9F9D23#9F9D23

#74744E#74744E

#BAB987#BAB987

#EBE700#EBE700

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#8A8838

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A8838

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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