HEX atlas value

#979852

#979852 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 151, 152, 82, HSL 61, 30%, 46%, has luminance 0.2964, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#979852 Sample readable text

HEX #979852

RGB rgb(151, 152, 82)

HSL hsl(61 30% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 46, 40)

Luminance 0.2964

Contrast Black 6.93:1White 3.03:1

CSS

--color-979852: #979852;
.background-979852 { background-color: #979852; }
.text-979852 { color: #979852; }

Luminance0.2964

Black text6.93:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA 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":"#979852","rgb":[151,152,82],"hsl":[61,30,46],"cmyk":[1,0,46,40],"luminance":0.2964,"contrast":{"black":6.93,"white":3.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BEBF88","hex":"#BEBF88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0B238","hex":"#B0B238","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.27,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":"#535298","hex":"#535298","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.03,"contrastWhite":6.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#5C5D32","hex":"#5C5D32","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.07,"contrastWhite":6.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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/979852.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#535298","analogous":["#987652","#749852"],"triadic":["#529798","#985297"],"tetradic":["#529876","#535298","#985274"],"splitComplementary":["#527498","#765298"],"monochromatic":["#BEBF88","#979852","#5C5D32"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BEBF88","dark":"#5C5D32","saturated":"#B0B238","desaturated":"#7E7F6C","pastel":"#C0C0AA","neon":"#FBFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":27.76688675382964},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":36.76955262170047},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":36.76955262170047},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":38.61346915261564}]

HEX meaning and use

About #979852

#979852 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #979852 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 151, 152, and 82, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 30% saturation and 46% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2964, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.93:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #979852 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.93:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BEBF88#000000 text · best 11:1#BEBF88

#B0B238#000000 text · best 9.27:1#B0B238

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

#535298#FFFFFF text · best 6.94:1#535298

#5C5D32#FFFFFF text · best 6.85:1#5C5D32

Generated Palette

#979852#979852

#535298#535298

#987652#987652

#749852#749852

#BEBF88#BEBF88

#5C5D32#5C5D32

Color Harmonies

#535298#535298

#987652#987652

#749852#749852

#529798#529798

#985297#985297

Variants

#BEBF88#BEBF88

#5C5D32#5C5D32

#B0B238#B0B238

#7E7F6C#7E7F6C

#C0C0AA#C0C0AA

#FBFF14#FBFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Mocha#967969

#979852

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #979852

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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