Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#8AA00E

#8AA00E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 160, 14, HSL 69, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.3058, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellowwarmbalanced
#8AA00E Sample readable text
HEX #8AA00E
RGB rgb(138, 160, 14)
HSL hsl(69 84% 34%)
CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 91, 37)
Luminance 0.3058
Contrast Black 7.12:1White 2.95:1

CSS

--color-8aa00e: #8AA00E;
.background-8aa00e { background-color: #8AA00E; }
.text-8aa00e { color: #8AA00E; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3058
Black text7.12:1AA Pass
White text2.95:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#8AA00E","rgb":[138,160,14],"hsl":[69,84,34],"cmyk":[14,0,91,37],"luminance":0.3058,"contrast":{"black":7.12,"white":2.95}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#CDEB1E","hex":"#CDEB1E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.5,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#240EA0","hex":"#240EA0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.65,"contrastWhite":12.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#414B07","hex":"#414B07","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.23,"contrastWhite":9.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#93AD00","hex":"#93AD00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.22,"contrastWhite":2.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
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/8aa00e.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":"#240EA0","analogous":["#A06D0E","#41A00E"],"triadic":["#0E8AA0","#A00E8A"],"tetradic":["#0EA06D","#240EA0","#A00E41"],"splitComplementary":["#0E41A0","#6D0EA0"],"monochromatic":["#CDEB1E","#8AA00E","#414B07"]}
Variants
{"light":"#CDEB1E","dark":"#414B07","saturated":"#93AD00","desaturated":"#7C8C21","pastel":"#C9DF4E","neon":"#B6D600"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":36.3318042491699},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":41.54515615568198},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":41.54515615568198},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":50.48762224545735},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":52.92447448959697}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #8AA00E

#8AA00E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #8AA00E is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 138, 160, and 14, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 84% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.3058, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.12:1AA Pass
White text2.95:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8AA00E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.12:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDEB1E#000000 text · best 15.5:1#CDEB1E
#240EA0#FFFFFF text · best 12.76:1#240EA0
Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A
#414B07#FFFFFF text · best 9.4:1#414B07
#93AD00#000000 text · best 8.22:1#93AD00

Generated Palette

#8AA00E#8AA00E
#240EA0#240EA0
#A06D0E#A06D0E
#41A00E#41A00E
#CDEB1E#CDEB1E
#414B07#414B07

Color Harmonies

#240EA0#240EA0
#A06D0E#A06D0E
#41A00E#41A00E
#0E8AA0#0E8AA0
#A00E8A#A00E8A

Variants

#CDEB1E#CDEB1E
#414B07#414B07
#93AD00#93AD00
#7C8C21#7C8C21
#C9DF4E#C9DF4E
#B6D600#B6D600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000
Olive Drab#6B8E23
Olive Leaf#6B8E23
Acid Green#B0BF1A
Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Related HEX Guides

Olive colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #808000.Olive Drab colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B8E23.Olive Leaf colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B8E23.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#8AA00E APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.