HEX atlas value

#939F38

#939F38 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 147, 159, 56, HSL 67, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.3128, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#939F38 Sample readable text

HEX #939F38

RGB rgb(147, 159, 56)

HSL hsl(67 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 65, 38)

Luminance 0.3128

Contrast Black 7.26:1White 2.89:1

CSS

--color-939f38: #939F38;
.background-939f38 { background-color: #939F38; }
.text-939f38 { color: #939F38; }

Luminance0.3128

Black text7.26:1AA Pass

White text2.89:1AA 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":"#939F38","rgb":[147,159,56],"hsl":[67,48,42],"cmyk":[8,0,65,38],"luminance":0.3128,"contrast":{"black":7.26,"white":2.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFCA68","hex":"#BFCA68","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.86,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A5B620","hex":"#A5B620","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.31,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#44389F","hex":"#44389F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#545B20","hex":"#545B20","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.89,"contrastWhite":7.26,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass 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/939f38.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#44389F","analogous":["#9F7738","#5F9F38"],"triadic":["#38939F","#9F3893"],"tetradic":["#389F77","#44389F","#9F385F"],"splitComplementary":["#385F9F","#77389F"],"monochromatic":["#BFCA68","#939F38","#545B20"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFCA68","dark":"#545B20","saturated":"#A5B620","desaturated":"#80874F","pastel":"#C0C78F","neon":"#E1FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":36.124783736376884},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":36.124783736376884},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":36.4828726939094},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":45.45327270945405},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":46.10856753359401}]

HEX meaning and use

About #939F38

#939F38 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #939F38 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 147, 159, and 56, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 48% saturation and 42% 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 0.3128, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.26:1AA Pass

White text2.89:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #939F38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFCA68#000000 text · best 11.86:1#BFCA68

#A5B620#000000 text · best 9.31:1#A5B620

#44389F#FFFFFF text · best 9.08:1#44389F

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

#545B20#FFFFFF text · best 7.26:1#545B20

Generated Palette

#939F38#939F38

#44389F#44389F

#9F7738#9F7738

#5F9F38#5F9F38

#BFCA68#BFCA68

#545B20#545B20

Color Harmonies

#44389F#44389F

#9F7738#9F7738

#5F9F38#5F9F38

#38939F#38939F

#9F3893#9F3893

Variants

#BFCA68#BFCA68

#545B20#545B20

#A5B620#A5B620

#80874F#80874F

#C0C78F#C0C78F

#E1FF00#E1FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Olive Green#708238

Antique Gold#B08D57

#939F38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #939F38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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