HEX atlas value

#8C9B27

#8C9B27 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 140, 155, 39, HSL 68, 60%, 38%, has luminance 0.2916, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8C9B27 Sample readable text

HEX #8C9B27

RGB rgb(140, 155, 39)

HSL hsl(68 60% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 75, 39)

Luminance 0.2916

Contrast Black 6.83:1White 3.07:1

CSS

--color-8c9b27: #8C9B27;
.background-8c9b27 { background-color: #8C9B27; }
.text-8c9b27 { color: #8C9B27; }

Luminance0.2916

Black text6.83:1AA Pass

White text3.07:1AA 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":"#8C9B27","rgb":[140,155,39],"hsl":[68,60,38],"cmyk":[10,0,75,39],"luminance":0.2916,"contrast":{"black":6.83,"white":3.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0D24B","hex":"#C0D24B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.56,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#36279B","hex":"#36279B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.92,"contrastWhite":10.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9BB011","hex":"#9BB011","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.61,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#495214","hex":"#495214","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.5,"contrastWhite":8.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

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/8c9b27.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":"#36279B","analogous":["#9B7027","#519B27"],"triadic":["#278C9B","#9B278C"],"tetradic":["#279B70","#36279B","#9B2751"],"splitComplementary":["#27519B","#70279B"],"monochromatic":["#C0D24B","#8C9B27","#495214"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0D24B","dark":"#495214","saturated":"#9BB011","desaturated":"#7C863C","pastel":"#C0CB76","neon":"#CBEB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":35.6931365951495},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":35.6931365951495},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":41.20679555607303},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":48.92851929090027},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":50.309044912421065}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8C9B27

#8C9B27 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8C9B27 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 140, 155, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 60% 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 0.2916, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.83:1AA Pass

White text3.07:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8C9B27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.83:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0D24B#000000 text · best 12.56:1#C0D24B

#36279B#FFFFFF text · best 10.94:1#36279B

#9BB011#000000 text · best 8.61:1#9BB011

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

#495214#FFFFFF text · best 8.4:1#495214

Generated Palette

#8C9B27#8C9B27

#36279B#36279B

#9B7027#9B7027

#519B27#519B27

#C0D24B#C0D24B

#495214#495214

Color Harmonies

#36279B#36279B

#9B7027#9B7027

#519B27#519B27

#278C9B#278C9B

#9B278C#9B278C

Variants

#C0D24B#C0D24B

#495214#495214

#9BB011#9BB011

#7C863C#7C863C

#C0CB76#C0CB76

#CBEB00#CBEB00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Olive#808000

Brass#B5A642

#8C9B27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8C9B27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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