HEX atlas value

#8E8F70

#8E8F70 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Warm Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 142, 143, 112, HSL 62, 12%, 50%, has luminance 0.2657, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#8E8F70 Sample readable text

HEX #8E8F70

RGB rgb(142, 143, 112)

HSL hsl(62 12% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 22, 44)

Luminance 0.2657

Contrast Black 6.31:1White 3.33:1

CSS

--color-8e8f70: #8E8F70;
.background-8e8f70 { background-color: #8E8F70; }
.text-8e8f70 { color: #8E8F70; }

Luminance0.2657

Black text6.31:1AA Pass

White text3.33:1AA 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":"#8E8F70","rgb":[142,143,112],"hsl":[62,12,50],"cmyk":[1,0,22,44],"luminance":0.2657,"contrast":{"black":6.31,"white":3.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B7B7A4","hex":"#B7B7A4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.32,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A8AB54","hex":"#A8AB54","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.62,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5B5B48","hex":"#5B5B48","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.03,"contrastWhite":6.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#7E8F70","hex":"#7E8F70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.05,"contrastWhite":3.47,"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/8e8f70.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":"#71708F","analogous":["#8F8170","#7E8F70"],"triadic":["#708E8F","#8F708E"],"tetradic":["#708F81","#71708F","#8F707E"],"splitComplementary":["#707E8F","#81708F"],"monochromatic":["#B7B7A4","#8E8F70","#5B5B48"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B7B7A4","dark":"#5B5B48","saturated":"#A8AB54","desaturated":"#808080","pastel":"#BFBFBF","neon":"#F8FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":14.966629547095765},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":24.041630560342615},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":24.43358344574123}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8E8F70

#8E8F70 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #8E8F70 is visually closest to Warm Gray, a named gray color with HEX #8A8378.

The RGB channels are 142, 143, and 112, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg 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 0.2657, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.31:1AA Pass

White text3.33:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8E8F70 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.31:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B7B7A4#000000 text · best 10.32:1#B7B7A4

#A8AB54#000000 text · best 8.62:1#A8AB54

#5B5B48#FFFFFF text · best 6.92:1#5B5B48

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

#7E8F70#000000 text · best 6.05:1#7E8F70

Generated Palette

#8E8F70#8E8F70

#71708F#71708F

#8F8170#8F8170

#7E8F70#7E8F70

#B7B7A4#B7B7A4

#5B5B48#5B5B48

Color Harmonies

#71708F#71708F

#8F8170#8F8170

#7E8F70#7E8F70

#708E8F#708E8F

#8F708E#8F708E

Variants

#B7B7A4#B7B7A4

#5B5B48#5B5B48

#A8AB54#A8AB54

Grey#808080

#BFBFBF#BFBFBF

#F8FF29#F8FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

Titanium#878681

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Mocha#967969

#8E8F70

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8E8F70

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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