HEX atlas value

#8B7F23

#8B7F23 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 127, 35, HSL 53, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.2079, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8B7F23 Sample readable text

HEX #8B7F23

RGB rgb(139, 127, 35)

HSL hsl(53 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.2079

Contrast Black 5.16:1White 4.07:1

CSS

--color-8b7f23: #8B7F23;
.background-8b7f23 { background-color: #8B7F23; }
.text-8b7f23 { color: #8B7F23; }

Luminance0.2079

Black text5.16:1AA Pass

White text4.07:1AA 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":"#8B7F23","rgb":[139,127,35],"hsl":[53,60,34],"cmyk":[0,9,75,45],"luminance":0.2079,"contrast":{"black":5.16,"white":4.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#232F8B","hex":"#232F8B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#413C10","hex":"#413C10","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.88,"contrastWhite":11.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CEBD3B","hex":"#CEBD3B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.97,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8B4B23","hex":"#8B4B23","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.13,"contrastWhite":6.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#9E8D10","hex":"#9E8D10","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.27,"contrastWhite":3.35,"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8b7f23.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#232F8B","analogous":["#8B4B23","#638B23"],"triadic":["#238B7F","#7F238B"],"tetradic":["#238B4B","#232F8B","#8B2363"],"splitComplementary":["#23638B","#4B238B"],"monochromatic":["#CEBD3B","#8B7F23","#413C10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CEBD3B","dark":"#413C10","saturated":"#9E8D10","desaturated":"#787036","pastel":"#C5BB67","neon":"#D6BD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":34.336569426778794},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":35.34119409414458},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":35.34119409414458},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":36.701498607005135},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":37.8549864614954}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B7F23

#8B7F23 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8B7F23 is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 139, 127, and 35, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg with 60% saturation and 34% 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 0.2079, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.16:1AA Pass

White text4.07:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B7F23 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.16:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#232F8B#FFFFFF text · best 11.35:1#232F8B

#413C10#FFFFFF text · best 11.18:1#413C10

#CEBD3B#000000 text · best 10.97:1#CEBD3B

#8B4B23#FFFFFF text · best 6.71:1#8B4B23

#9E8D10#000000 text · best 6.27:1#9E8D10

Generated Palette

#8B7F23#8B7F23

#232F8B#232F8B

#8B4B23#8B4B23

#638B23#638B23

#CEBD3B#CEBD3B

#413C10#413C10

Color Harmonies

#232F8B#232F8B

#8B4B23#8B4B23

#638B23#638B23

#238B7F#238B7F

#7F238B#7F238B

Variants

#CEBD3B#CEBD3B

#413C10#413C10

#9E8D10#9E8D10

#787036#787036

#C5BB67#C5BB67

#D6BD00#D6BD00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive#808000

Cedar#8B5A2B

#8B7F23

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B7F23

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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