HEX atlas value

#917408

#917408 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 145, 116, 8, HSL 47, 90%, 30%, has luminance 0.1853, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#917408 Sample readable text

HEX #917408

RGB rgb(145, 116, 8)

HSL hsl(47 90% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 94, 43)

Luminance 0.1853

Contrast Black 4.71:1White 4.46:1

CSS

--color-917408: #917408;
.background-917408 { background-color: #917408; }
.text-917408 { color: #917408; }

Luminance0.1853

Black text4.71:1AA Pass

White text4.46:1AA 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":"#917408","rgb":[145,116,8],"hsl":[47,90,30],"cmyk":[0,20,94,43],"luminance":0.1853,"contrast":{"black":4.71,"white":4.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3A2E03","hex":"#3A2E03","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.57,"contrastWhite":13.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#082591","hex":"#082591","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.68,"contrastWhite":12.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E9B90C","hex":"#E9B90C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.41,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#912F08","hex":"#912F08","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.61,"contrastWhite":8.03,"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/917408.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#082591","analogous":["#912F08","#6A9108"],"triadic":["#089174","#740891"],"tetradic":["#08912F","#082591","#91086A"],"splitComplementary":["#086A91","#2F0891"],"monochromatic":["#E9B90C","#917408","#3A2E03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9B90C","dark":"#3A2E03","saturated":"#997800","desaturated":"#816A18","pastel":"#E2BD36","neon":"#C29800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":43.05810028322197},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":44.01136216933077},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":48.641546028061235},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":50.15974481593781}]

HEX meaning and use

About #917408

#917408 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #917408 is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 145, 116, and 8, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg with 90% 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 0.1853, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.71:1AA Pass

White text4.46:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #917408 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.71:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#3A2E03#FFFFFF text · best 13.36:1#3A2E03

#082591#FFFFFF text · best 12.47:1#082591

#E9B90C#000000 text · best 11.41:1#E9B90C

#912F08#FFFFFF text · best 8.03:1#912F08

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

Generated Palette

#917408#917408

#082591#082591

#912F08#912F08

#6A9108#6A9108

#E9B90C#E9B90C

#3A2E03#3A2E03

Color Harmonies

#082591#082591

#912F08#912F08

#6A9108#6A9108

#089174#089174

#740891#740891

Variants

#E9B90C#E9B90C

#3A2E03#3A2E03

#997800#997800

#816A18#816A18

#E2BD36#E2BD36

#C29800#C29800

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Cedar#8B5A2B

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Fern Frond#657220

#917408

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #917408

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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