HEX atlas value

#8B952D

#8B952D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 139, 149, 45, HSL 66, 54%, 38%, has luminance 0.2717, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8B952D Sample readable text

HEX #8B952D

RGB rgb(139, 149, 45)

HSL hsl(66 54% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 70, 42)

Luminance 0.2717

Contrast Black 6.43:1White 3.26:1

CSS

--color-8b952d: #8B952D;
.background-8b952d { background-color: #8B952D; }
.text-8b952d { color: #8B952D; }

Luminance0.2717

Black text6.43:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA 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":"#8B952D","rgb":[139,149,45],"hsl":[66,54,38],"cmyk":[7,0,70,42],"luminance":0.2717,"contrast":{"black":6.43,"white":3.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFCB52","hex":"#BFCB52","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.88,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#372D95","hex":"#372D95","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#494F17","hex":"#494F17","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9CAB17","hex":"#9CAB17","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Olive Drab 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/8b952d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#372D95","analogous":["#956B2D","#56952D"],"triadic":["#2D8B95","#952D8B"],"tetradic":["#2D956B","#372D95","#952D56"],"splitComplementary":["#2D5695","#6B2D95"],"monochromatic":["#BFCB52","#8B952D","#494F17"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFCB52","dark":"#494F17","saturated":"#9CAB17","desaturated":"#7A8042","pastel":"#BEC57C","neon":"#D3EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":34.249087579087416},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":34.249087579087416},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":34.79942528261063},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":46.281745861624536},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":49.93996395673509}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8B952D

#8B952D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8B952D is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 139, 149, and 45, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 54% 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 0.2717, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.43:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8B952D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.43:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFCB52#000000 text · best 11.88:1#BFCB52

#372D95#FFFFFF text · best 10.65:1#372D95

#494F17#FFFFFF text · best 8.7:1#494F17

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#9CAB17#000000 text · best 8.25:1#9CAB17

Generated Palette

#8B952D#8B952D

#372D95#372D95

#956B2D#956B2D

#56952D#56952D

#BFCB52#BFCB52

#494F17#494F17

Color Harmonies

#372D95#372D95

#956B2D#956B2D

#56952D#56952D

#2D8B95#2D8B95

#952D8B#952D8B

Variants

#BFCB52#BFCB52

#494F17#494F17

#9CAB17#9CAB17

#7A8042#7A8042

#BEC57C#BEC57C

#D3EB00#D3EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Brass#B5A642

#8B952D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8B952D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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