HEX atlas value

#959518

#959518 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 149, 24, HSL 60, 72%, 34%, has luminance 0.2795, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#959518 Sample readable text

HEX #959518

RGB rgb(149, 149, 24)

HSL hsl(60 72% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 84, 42)

Luminance 0.2795

Contrast Black 6.59:1White 3.19:1

CSS

--color-959518: #959518;
.background-959518 { background-color: #959518; }
.text-959518 { color: #959518; }

Luminance0.2795

Black text6.59:1AA Pass

White text3.19:1AA 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":"#959518","rgb":[149,149,24],"hsl":[60,72,34],"cmyk":[0,0,84,42],"luminance":0.2795,"contrast":{"black":6.59,"white":3.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DDDD2C","hex":"#DDDD2C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#181895","hex":"#181895","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#46460B","hex":"#46460B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.14,"contrastWhite":9.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A8A805","hex":"#A8A805","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.27,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/959518.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/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#181895","analogous":["#955718","#579518"],"triadic":["#189595","#951895"],"tetradic":["#189557","#181895","#951857"],"splitComplementary":["#185795","#571895"],"monochromatic":["#DDDD2C","#959518","#46460B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DDDD2C","dark":"#46460B","saturated":"#A8A805","desaturated":"#82822B","pastel":"#D2D25B","neon":"#D6D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":38.18376618407357},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":40.23679907746142},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.977266854592045},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.977266854592045},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":49.969990994595946}]

HEX meaning and use

About #959518

#959518 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #959518 is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 149, 149, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 72% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.2795, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 38.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.59:1AA Pass

White text3.19:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #959518 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.59:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DDDD2C#000000 text · best 14.45:1#DDDD2C

#181895#FFFFFF text · best 13.09:1#181895

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#46460B#FFFFFF text · best 9.8:1#46460B

#A8A805#000000 text · best 8.27:1#A8A805

Generated Palette

#959518#959518

#181895#181895

#955718#955718

#579518#579518

#DDDD2C#DDDD2C

#46460B#46460B

Color Harmonies

#181895#181895

#955718#955718

#579518#579518

#189595#189595

#951895#951895

Variants

#DDDD2C#DDDD2C

#46460B#46460B

#A8A805#A8A805

#82822B#82822B

#D2D25B#D2D25B

#D6D600#D6D600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#959518

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #959518

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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