HEX atlas value

#968A03

#968A03 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 138, 3, HSL 55, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.2467, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#968A03 Sample readable text

HEX #968A03

RGB rgb(150, 138, 3)

HSL hsl(55 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 98, 41)

Luminance 0.2467

Contrast Black 5.93:1White 3.54:1

CSS

--color-968a03: #968A03;
.background-968a03 { background-color: #968A03; }
.text-968a03 { color: #968A03; }

Luminance0.2467

Black text5.93:1AA Pass

White text3.54:1AA 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":"#968A03","rgb":[150,138,3],"hsl":[55,96,30],"cmyk":[0,8,98,41],"luminance":0.2467,"contrast":{"black":5.93,"white":3.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0DC05","hex":"#F0DC05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.94,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#030F96","hex":"#030F96","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.51,"contrastWhite":13.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3C3701","hex":"#3C3701","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.74,"contrastWhite":12.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#964003","hex":"#964003","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.03,"contrastWhite":6.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.45,"contrastWhite":3.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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/968a03.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":"#030F96","analogous":["#964003","#599603"],"triadic":["#03968A","#8A0396"],"tetradic":["#039640","#030F96","#960359"],"splitComplementary":["#035996","#400396"],"monochromatic":["#F0DC05","#968A03","#3C3701"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0DC05","dark":"#3C3701","saturated":"#998C00","desaturated":"#857C14","pastel":"#E9DA2F","neon":"#C2B200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":35.156791662493895},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":53.749418601506754},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":53.749418601506754},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":61.78996682310163}]

HEX meaning and use

About #968A03

#968A03 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #968A03 is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 150, 138, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 96% 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 0.2467, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.93:1AA Pass

White text3.54:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #968A03 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.93:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0DC05#000000 text · best 14.94:1#F0DC05

#030F96#FFFFFF text · best 13.89:1#030F96

#3C3701#FFFFFF text · best 12.07:1#3C3701

#964003#FFFFFF text · best 6.93:1#964003

Dark Goldenrod#000000 text · best 6.45:1#B8860B

Generated Palette

#968A03#968A03

#030F96#030F96

#964003#964003

#599603#599603

#F0DC05#F0DC05

#3C3701#3C3701

Color Harmonies

#030F96#030F96

#964003#964003

#599603#599603

#03968A#03968A

#8A0396#8A0396

Variants

#F0DC05#F0DC05

#3C3701#3C3701

#998C00#998C00

#857C14#857C14

#E9DA2F#E9DA2F

#C2B200#C2B200

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Fern Frond#657220

#968A03

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #968A03

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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