HEX atlas value

#969F38

#969F38 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 159, 56, HSL 65, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.3157, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#969F38 Sample readable text

HEX #969F38

RGB rgb(150, 159, 56)

HSL hsl(65 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 65, 38)

Luminance 0.3157

Contrast Black 7.31:1White 2.87:1

CSS

--color-969f38: #969F38;
.background-969f38 { background-color: #969F38; }
.text-969f38 { color: #969F38; }

Luminance0.3157

Black text7.31:1AA Pass

White text2.87:1AA 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":"#969F38","rgb":[150,159,56],"hsl":[65,48,42],"cmyk":[6,0,65,38],"luminance":0.3157,"contrast":{"black":7.31,"white":2.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C2CA68","hex":"#C2CA68","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.94,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AAB620","hex":"#AAB620","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.42,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#40389F","hex":"#40389F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.19,"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/969f38.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/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#40389F","analogous":["#9F7438","#639F38"],"triadic":["#38969F","#9F3896"],"tetradic":["#389F74","#40389F","#9F3863"],"splitComplementary":["#38639F","#74389F"],"monochromatic":["#C2CA68","#969F38","#565B20"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C2CA68","dark":"#565B20","saturated":"#AAB620","desaturated":"#82874F","pastel":"#C2C78F","neon":"#EAFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.31666249791537},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.31666249791537},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":37.33630940518894},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":44.28317965096906},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":46.561786907291264}]

HEX meaning and use

About #969F38

#969F38 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #969F38 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 150, 159, and 56, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 48% saturation and 42% 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 0.3157, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.31:1AA Pass

White text2.87:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #969F38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C2CA68#000000 text · best 11.94:1#C2CA68

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

#AAB620#000000 text · best 9.42:1#AAB620

#40389F#FFFFFF text · best 9.19:1#40389F

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

Generated Palette

#969F38#969F38

#40389F#40389F

#9F7438#9F7438

#639F38#639F38

#C2CA68#C2CA68

#565B20#565B20

Color Harmonies

#40389F#40389F

#9F7438#9F7438

#639F38#639F38

#38969F#38969F

#9F3896#9F3896

Variants

#C2CA68#C2CA68

#565B20#565B20

#AAB620#AAB620

#82874F#82874F

#C2C78F#C2C78F

#EAFF00#EAFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#969F38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #969F38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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