HEX atlas value

#95952D

#95952D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 149, 149, 45, HSL 60, 54%, 38%, has luminance 0.2807, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#95952D Sample readable text

HEX #95952D

RGB rgb(149, 149, 45)

HSL hsl(60 54% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 70, 42)

Luminance 0.2807

Contrast Black 6.61:1White 3.18:1

CSS

--color-95952d: #95952D;
.background-95952d { background-color: #95952D; }
.text-95952d { color: #95952D; }

Luminance0.2807

Black text6.61:1AA Pass

White text3.18:1AA 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":"#95952D","rgb":[149,149,45],"hsl":[60,54,38],"cmyk":[0,0,70,42],"luminance":0.2807,"contrast":{"black":6.61,"white":3.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CBCB52","hex":"#CBCB52","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.2,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#2D2D95","hex":"#2D2D95","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.92,"contrastWhite":10.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#ABAB17","hex":"#ABAB17","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.57,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4F4F17","hex":"#4F4F17","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.46,"contrastWhite":8.52,"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"]}]

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/95952d.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/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D2D95","analogous":["#95612D","#61952D"],"triadic":["#2D9595","#952D95"],"tetradic":["#2D9561","#2D2D95","#952D61"],"splitComplementary":["#2D6195","#612D95"],"monochromatic":["#CBCB52","#95952D","#4F4F17"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CBCB52","dark":"#4F4F17","saturated":"#ABAB17","desaturated":"#808042","pastel":"#C5C57C","neon":"#EBEB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":41.88078318274385},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":41.88078318274385},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":43.02324952859791},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.73785545725808},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":43.73785545725808}]

HEX meaning and use

About #95952D

#95952D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #95952D is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 149, 149, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 54% 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 0.2807, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 41.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.61:1AA Pass

White text3.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #95952D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.61:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CBCB52#000000 text · best 12.2:1#CBCB52

#2D2D95#FFFFFF text · best 10.94:1#2D2D95

#ABAB17#000000 text · best 8.57:1#ABAB17

#4F4F17#FFFFFF text · best 8.52:1#4F4F17

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

Generated Palette

#95952D#95952D

#2D2D95#2D2D95

#95612D#95612D

#61952D#61952D

#CBCB52#CBCB52

#4F4F17#4F4F17

Color Harmonies

#2D2D95#2D2D95

#95612D#95612D

#61952D#61952D

#2D9595#2D9595

#952D95#952D95

Variants

#CBCB52#CBCB52

#4F4F17#4F4F17

#ABAB17#ABAB17

#808042#808042

#C5C57C#C5C57C

#EBEB00#EBEB00

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Olive Green#708238

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#95952D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #95952D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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