HEX atlas value

#968C03

#968C03 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 140, 3, HSL 56, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.2525, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#968C03 Sample readable text

HEX #968C03

RGB rgb(150, 140, 3)

HSL hsl(56 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 98, 41)

Luminance 0.2525

Contrast Black 6.05:1White 3.47:1

CSS

--color-968c03: #968C03;
.background-968c03 { background-color: #968C03; }
.text-968c03 { color: #968C03; }

Luminance0.2525

Black text6.05:1AA Pass

White text3.47:1AA 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":"#968C03","rgb":[150,140,3],"hsl":[56,96,30],"cmyk":[0,7,98,41],"luminance":0.2525,"contrast":{"black":6.05,"white":3.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0E005","hex":"#F0E005","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.37,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#030D96","hex":"#030D96","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":13.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3C3801","hex":"#3C3801","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.76,"contrastWhite":11.95,"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":"#964303","hex":"#964303","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.1,"contrastWhite":6.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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/968c03.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":"#030D96","analogous":["#964303","#569603"],"triadic":["#03968C","#8C0396"],"tetradic":["#039643","#030D96","#960356"],"splitComplementary":["#035696","#430396"],"monochromatic":["#F0E005","#968C03","#3C3801"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0E005","dark":"#3C3801","saturated":"#998F00","desaturated":"#857E14","pastel":"#E9DD2F","neon":"#C2B500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":25.238858928247925},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":35.4400902933387},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":53.637673327615545},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":53.637673327615545},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":61.69278726074872}]

HEX meaning and use

About #968C03

#968C03 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #968C03 is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 150, 140, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.2525, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.05:1AA Pass

White text3.47:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #968C03 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.05:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0E005#000000 text · best 15.37:1#F0E005

#030D96#FFFFFF text · best 13.98:1#030D96

#3C3801#FFFFFF text · best 11.95:1#3C3801

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

#964303#FFFFFF text · best 6.77:1#964303

Generated Palette

#968C03#968C03

#030D96#030D96

#964303#964303

#569603#569603

#F0E005#F0E005

#3C3801#3C3801

Color Harmonies

#030D96#030D96

#964303#964303

#569603#569603

#03968C#03968C

#8C0396#8C0396

Variants

#F0E005#F0E005

#3C3801#3C3801

#998F00#998F00

#857E14#857E14

#E9DD2F#E9DD2F

#C2B500#C2B500

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#968C03

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #968C03

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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