HEX atlas value

#96A04B

#96A04B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 160, 75, HSL 67, 36%, 46%, has luminance 0.3213, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#96A04B Sample readable text

HEX #96A04B

RGB rgb(150, 160, 75)

HSL hsl(67 36% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 53, 37)

Luminance 0.3213

Contrast Black 7.43:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-96a04b: #96A04B;
.background-96a04b { background-color: #96A04B; }
.text-96a04b { color: #96A04B; }

Luminance0.3213

Black text7.43:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA 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":"#96A04B","rgb":[150,160,75],"hsl":[67,36,46],"cmyk":[6,0,53,37],"luminance":0.3213,"contrast":{"black":7.43,"white":2.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BDC482","hex":"#BDC482","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.38,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A9B931","hex":"#A9B931","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.67,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#554BA0","hex":"#554BA0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.9,"contrastWhite":7.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Moss Green 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/96a04b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#554BA0","analogous":["#A07F4B","#6BA04B"],"triadic":["#4B96A0","#A04B96"],"tetradic":["#4BA07F","#554BA0","#A04B6B"],"splitComplementary":["#4B6BA0","#7F4BA0"],"monochromatic":["#BDC482","#96A04B","#5B612E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BDC482","dark":"#5B612E","saturated":"#A9B931","desaturated":"#828665","pastel":"#C1C5A6","neon":"#E4FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":20.8806130178211},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.83291031876401},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.83291031876401},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":46.78675026115834}]

HEX meaning and use

About #96A04B

#96A04B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #96A04B is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 150, 160, and 75, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 36% saturation and 46% 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 0.3213, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.43:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #96A04B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BDC482#000000 text · best 11.38:1#BDC482

#A9B931#000000 text · best 9.67:1#A9B931

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

#554BA0#FFFFFF text · best 7.24:1#554BA0

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

Generated Palette

#96A04B#96A04B

#554BA0#554BA0

#A07F4B#A07F4B

#6BA04B#6BA04B

#BDC482#BDC482

#5B612E#5B612E

Color Harmonies

#554BA0#554BA0

#A07F4B#A07F4B

#6BA04B#6BA04B

#4B96A0#4B96A0

#A04B96#A04B96

Variants

#BDC482#BDC482

#5B612E#5B612E

#A9B931#A9B931

#828665#828665

#C1C5A6#C1C5A6

#E4FF14#E4FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

#96A04B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #96A04B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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