HEX atlas value

#8B874B

#8B874B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 135, 75, HSL 56, 30%, 42%, has luminance 0.2332, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8B874B Sample readable text

HEX #8B874B

RGB rgb(139, 135, 75)

HSL hsl(56 30% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 46, 45)

Luminance 0.2332

Contrast Black 5.66:1White 3.71:1

CSS

--color-8b874b: #8B874B;
.background-8b874b { background-color: #8B874B; }
.text-8b874b { color: #8B874B; }

Luminance0.2332

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":"#8B874B","rgb":[139,135,75],"hsl":[56,30,42],"cmyk":[0,3,46,45],"luminance":0.2332,"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":"#B8B47A","hex":"#B8B47A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.85,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#504D2B","hex":"#504D2B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.44,"contrastWhite":8.61,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4B4F8B","hex":"#4B4F8B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#A39B33","hex":"#A39B33","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.29,"contrastWhite":2.88,"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","Moss 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/8b874b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4B4F8B","analogous":["#8B674B","#6F8B4B"],"triadic":["#4B8B87","#874B8B"],"tetradic":["#4B8B67","#4B4F8B","#8B4B6F"],"splitComplementary":["#4B6F8B","#674B8B"],"monochromatic":["#B8B47A","#8B874B","#504D2B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B8B47A","dark":"#504D2B","saturated":"#A39B33","desaturated":"#747363","pastel":"#B7B69E","neon":"#FFEE00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":24.859605789312106},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.391615714128},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":34.88552708502482},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":34.91418050019218}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B874B

#8B874B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8B874B is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 139, 135, and 75, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg with 30% saturation and 42% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2332, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.86, 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 #8B874B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.66:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8B47A#000000 text · best 9.85:1#B8B47A

#504D2B#FFFFFF text · best 8.61:1#504D2B

#4B4F8B#FFFFFF text · best 7.53:1#4B4F8B

#A39B33#000000 text · best 7.29:1#A39B33

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

Generated Palette

#8B874B#8B874B

#4B4F8B#4B4F8B

#8B674B#8B674B

#6F8B4B#6F8B4B

#B8B47A#B8B47A

#504D2B#504D2B

Color Harmonies

#4B4F8B#4B4F8B

#8B674B#8B674B

#6F8B4B#6F8B4B

#4B8B87#4B8B87

#874B8B#874B8B

Variants

#B8B47A#B8B47A

#504D2B#504D2B

#A39B33#A39B33

#747363#747363

#B7B69E#B7B69E

#FFEE00#FFEE00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Olive Green#708238

Oak#A8754F

Mocha#967969

Raw Umber#826644

#8B874B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B874B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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