HEX atlas value

#8C983E

#8C983E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 152, 62, HSL 68, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.2838, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8C983E Sample readable text

HEX #8C983E

RGB rgb(140, 152, 62)

HSL hsl(68 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.2838

Contrast Black 6.68:1White 3.15:1

CSS

--color-8c983e: #8C983E;
.background-8c983e { background-color: #8C983E; }
.text-8c983e { color: #8C983E; }

Luminance0.2838

Black text6.68:1AA Pass

White text3.15:1AA 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":"#8C983E","rgb":[140,152,62],"hsl":[68,42,42],"cmyk":[8,0,59,40],"luminance":0.2838,"contrast":{"black":6.68,"white":3.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B8C46E","hex":"#B8C46E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.16,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9DB027","hex":"#9DB027","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.67,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4A3E98","hex":"#4A3E98","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.43,"contrastWhite":8.63,"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":"#505723","hex":"#505723","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.73,"contrastWhite":7.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

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/8c983e.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/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A3E98","analogous":["#98773E","#5F983E"],"triadic":["#3E8C98","#983E8C"],"tetradic":["#3E9877","#4A3E98","#983E5F"],"splitComplementary":["#3E5F98","#773E98"],"monochromatic":["#B8C46E","#8C983E","#505723"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B8C46E","dark":"#505723","saturated":"#9DB027","desaturated":"#7B8156","pastel":"#BCC294","neon":"#DDFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":36.11094017053558},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":43.508619835614184},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":43.508619835614184},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.79497688091638}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8C983E

#8C983E is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8C983E is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 140, 152, and 62, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 42% saturation and 42% 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 0.2838, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.68:1AA Pass

White text3.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8C983E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.68:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8C46E#000000 text · best 11.16:1#B8C46E

#9DB027#000000 text · best 8.67:1#9DB027

#4A3E98#FFFFFF text · best 8.63:1#4A3E98

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

#505723#FFFFFF text · best 7.7:1#505723

Generated Palette

#8C983E#8C983E

#4A3E98#4A3E98

#98773E#98773E

#5F983E#5F983E

#B8C46E#B8C46E

#505723#505723

Color Harmonies

#4A3E98#4A3E98

#98773E#98773E

#5F983E#5F983E

#3E8C98#3E8C98

#983E8C#983E8C

Variants

#B8C46E#B8C46E

#505723#505723

#9DB027#9DB027

#7B8156#7B8156

#BCC294#BCC294

#DDFF00#DDFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Olive Green#708238

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#8C983E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8C983E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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