HEX atlas value

#8D730C

#8D730C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 141, 115, 12, HSL 48, 84%, 30%, has luminance 0.1795, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#8D730C Sample readable text

HEX #8D730C

RGB rgb(141, 115, 12)

HSL hsl(48 84% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 91, 45)

Luminance 0.1795

Contrast Black 4.59:1White 4.58:1

CSS

--color-8d730c: #8D730C;
.background-8d730c { background-color: #8D730C; }
.text-8d730c { color: #8D730C; }

Luminance0.1795

Black text4.59:1AA Pass

White text4.58:1AA Pass

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":"#8D730C","rgb":[141,115,12],"hsl":[48,84,30],"cmyk":[0,18,91,45],"luminance":0.1795,"contrast":{"black":4.59,"white":4.58}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#382E05","hex":"#382E05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0C268D","hex":"#0C268D","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.68,"contrastWhite":12.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E1B814","hex":"#E1B814","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.07,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8D330C","hex":"#8D330C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.61,"contrastWhite":8.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Olive adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8d730c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C268D","analogous":["#8D330C","#668D0C"],"triadic":["#0C8D73","#730C8D"],"tetradic":["#0C8D33","#0C268D","#8D0C66"],"splitComplementary":["#0C668D","#330C8D"],"monochromatic":["#E1B814","#8D730C","#382E05"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E1B814","dark":"#382E05","saturated":"#997A00","desaturated":"#7C691D","pastel":"#DBBC3D","neon":"#C29B00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":39.87480407475377},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":44.73253849269008},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":46.57252408878007},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":47.02127178203499}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8D730C

#8D730C is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #8D730C is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 141, 115, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 84% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.1795, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.59:1AA Pass

White text4.58:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8D730C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.59:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.58:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#382E05#FFFFFF text · best 13.44:1#382E05

#0C268D#FFFFFF text · best 12.51:1#0C268D

#E1B814#000000 text · best 11.07:1#E1B814

#8D330C#FFFFFF text · best 8.04:1#8D330C

Saddle Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#8B4513

Generated Palette

#8D730C#8D730C

#0C268D#0C268D

#8D330C#8D330C

#668D0C#668D0C

#E1B814#E1B814

#382E05#382E05

Color Harmonies

#0C268D#0C268D

#8D330C#8D330C

#668D0C#668D0C

#0C8D73#0C8D73

#730C8D#730C8D

Variants

#E1B814#E1B814

#382E05#382E05

#997A00#997A00

#7C691D#7C691D

#DBBC3D#DBBC3D

#C29B00#C29B00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Cedar#8B5A2B

Fern Frond#657220

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#8D730C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8D730C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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