HEX atlas value

#8B8F70

#8B8F70 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Warm Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 143, 112, HSL 68, 12%, 50%, has luminance 0.263, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#8B8F70 Sample readable text

HEX #8B8F70

RGB rgb(139, 143, 112)

HSL hsl(68 12% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 22, 44)

Luminance 0.263

Contrast Black 6.26:1White 3.35:1

CSS

--color-8b8f70: #8B8F70;
.background-8b8f70 { background-color: #8B8F70; }
.text-8b8f70 { color: #8B8F70; }

Luminance0.263

Black text6.26:1AA Pass

White text3.35:1AA 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":"#8B8F70","rgb":[139,143,112],"hsl":[68,12,50],"cmyk":[3,0,22,44],"luminance":0.263,"contrast":{"black":6.26,"white":3.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5B7A4","hex":"#B5B7A4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.27,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FAB54","hex":"#9FAB54","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#595B48","hex":"#595B48","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.01,"contrastWhite":6.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#7B8F70","hex":"#7B8F70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.01,"contrastWhite":3.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Warm Gray 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/8b8f70.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#74708F","analogous":["#8F8470","#7B8F70"],"triadic":["#708B8F","#8F708B"],"tetradic":["#708F84","#74708F","#8F707B"],"splitComplementary":["#707B8F","#84708F"],"monochromatic":["#B5B7A4","#8B8F70","#595B48"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5B7A4","dark":"#595B48","saturated":"#9FAB54","desaturated":"#808080","pastel":"#BFBFBF","neon":"#E2FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"zinc","name":"Zinc","hex":"#7D7F7C","distance":24.413111231467404}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B8F70

#8B8F70 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8B8F70 is visually closest to Warm Gray, a named gray color with HEX #8A8378.

The RGB channels are 139, 143, and 112, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 12% saturation and 50% 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 0.263, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.26:1AA Pass

White text3.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B8F70 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.26:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5B7A4#000000 text · best 10.27:1#B5B7A4

#9FAB54#000000 text · best 8.43:1#9FAB54

#595B48#FFFFFF text · best 6.97:1#595B48

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

#7B8F70#000000 text · best 6.01:1#7B8F70

Generated Palette

#8B8F70#8B8F70

#74708F#74708F

#8F8470#8F8470

#7B8F70#7B8F70

#B5B7A4#B5B7A4

#595B48#595B48

Color Harmonies

#74708F#74708F

#8F8470#8F8470

#7B8F70#7B8F70

#708B8F#708B8F

#8F708B#8F708B

Variants

#B5B7A4#B5B7A4

#595B48#595B48

#9FAB54#9FAB54

Grey#808080

#BFBFBF#BFBFBF

#E2FF29#E2FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

Titanium#878681

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Zinc#7D7F7C

#8B8F70

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B8F70

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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