HEX atlas value

#8F8C32

#8F8C32 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 143, 140, 50, HSL 58, 48%, 38%, has luminance 0.2483, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#8F8C32 Sample readable text

HEX #8F8C32

RGB rgb(143, 140, 50)

HSL hsl(58 48% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 65, 44)

Luminance 0.2483

Contrast Black 5.97:1White 3.52:1

CSS

--color-8f8c32: #8F8C32;
.background-8f8c32 { background-color: #8F8C32; }
.text-8f8c32 { color: #8F8C32; }

Luminance0.2483

Black text5.97:1AA Pass

White text3.52:1AA 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":"#8F8C32","rgb":[143,140,50],"hsl":[58,48,38],"cmyk":[0,2,65,44],"luminance":0.2483,"contrast":{"black":5.97,"white":3.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5C159","hex":"#C5C159","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#32358F","hex":"#32358F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.04,"contrastWhite":10.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4B4A1B","hex":"#4B4A1B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.29,"contrastWhite":9.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A5A01D","hex":"#A5A01D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.65,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Olive 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/8f8c32.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#32358F","analogous":["#8F5E32","#648F32"],"triadic":["#328F8C","#8C328F"],"tetradic":["#328F5E","#32358F","#8F3264"],"splitComplementary":["#32648F","#5E328F"],"monochromatic":["#C5C159","#8F8C32","#4B4A1B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C5C159","dark":"#4B4A1B","saturated":"#A5A01D","desaturated":"#7A7848","pastel":"#C0BE82","neon":"#EBE300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.12099032335839},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":39.05124837953327},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":39.05124837953327},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":43.61192497471305},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":44.01136216933077}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8F8C32

#8F8C32 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #8F8C32 is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 143, 140, and 50, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg with 48% 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 0.2483, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.97:1AA Pass

White text3.52:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8F8C32 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.97:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5C159#000000 text · best 11.15:1#C5C159

#32358F#FFFFFF text · best 10.28:1#32358F

#4B4A1B#FFFFFF text · best 9.15:1#4B4A1B

#A5A01D#000000 text · best 7.65:1#A5A01D

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

Generated Palette

#8F8C32#8F8C32

#32358F#32358F

#8F5E32#8F5E32

#648F32#648F32

#C5C159#C5C159

#4B4A1B#4B4A1B

Color Harmonies

#32358F#32358F

#8F5E32#8F5E32

#648F32#648F32

#328F8C#328F8C

#8C328F#8C328F

Variants

#C5C159#C5C159

#4B4A1B#4B4A1B

#A5A01D#A5A01D

#7A7848#7A7848

#C0BE82#C0BE82

#EBE300#EBE300

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Raw Umber#826644

#8F8C32

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8F8C32

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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