HEX atlas value

#968A69

#968A69 is a warm orange HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 138, 105, HSL 44, 18%, 50%, has luminance 0.2568, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#968A69 Sample readable text

HEX #968A69

RGB rgb(150, 138, 105)

HSL hsl(44 18% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 30, 41)

Luminance 0.2568

Contrast Black 6.14:1White 3.42:1

CSS

--color-968a69: #968A69;
.background-968a69 { background-color: #968A69; }
.text-968a69 { color: #968A69; }

Luminance0.2568

Black text6.14:1AA Pass

White text3.42:1AA 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":"#968A69","rgb":[150,138,105],"hsl":[44,18,50],"cmyk":[0,8,30,41],"luminance":0.2568,"contrast":{"black":6.14,"white":3.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BCB49F","hex":"#BCB49F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.17,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B3974D","hex":"#B3974D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.45,"contrastWhite":2.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#605843","hex":"#605843","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.97,"contrastWhite":7.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8C9669","hex":"#8C9669","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Mocha adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/968a69.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#697596","analogous":["#967369","#8C9669"],"triadic":["#69968A","#8A6996"],"tetradic":["#699673","#697596","#96698C"],"splitComplementary":["#698C96","#736996"],"monochromatic":["#BCB49F","#968A69","#605843"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BCB49F","dark":"#605843","saturated":"#B3974D","desaturated":"#808080","pastel":"#C1C0BD","neon":"#FFC629"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":17},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":20.445048300260872},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":24.413111231467404},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":28.583211855912904}]

HEX meaning and use

About #968A69

#968A69 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #968A69 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 150, 138, and 105, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg with 18% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2568, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.14:1AA Pass

White text3.42:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #968A69 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.14:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BCB49F#000000 text · best 10.17:1#BCB49F

#B3974D#000000 text · best 7.45:1#B3974D

#605843#FFFFFF text · best 7.06:1#605843

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

#8C9669#000000 text · best 6.68:1#8C9669

Generated Palette

#968A69#968A69

#697596#697596

#967369#967369

#8C9669#8C9669

#BCB49F#BCB49F

#605843#605843

Color Harmonies

#697596#697596

#967369#967369

#8C9669#8C9669

#69968A#69968A

#8A6996#8A6996

Variants

#BCB49F#BCB49F

#605843#605843

#B3974D#B3974D

Grey#808080

#C1C0BD#C1C0BD

#FFC629#FFC629

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Titanium#878681

#968A69

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #968A69

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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