HEX atlas value

#988252

#988252 is a warm orange HEX color close to Oak. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 130, 82, HSL 41, 30%, 46%, has luminance 0.2325, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#988252 Sample readable text

HEX #988252

RGB rgb(152, 130, 82)

HSL hsl(41 30% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 46, 40)

Luminance 0.2325

Contrast Black 5.65:1White 3.72:1

CSS

--color-988252: #988252;
.background-988252 { background-color: #988252; }
.text-988252 { color: #988252; }

Luminance0.2325

Black text5.65:1AA Pass

White text3.72:1AA 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":"#988252","rgb":[152,130,82],"hsl":[41,30,46],"cmyk":[0,14,46,40],"luminance":0.2325,"contrast":{"black":5.65,"white":3.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFAD88","hex":"#BFAD88","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.55,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5D4F32","hex":"#5D4F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.63,"contrastWhite":7.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8C9852","hex":"#8C9852","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.73,"contrastWhite":3.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Oak adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/988252.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#526898","analogous":["#985F52","#8C9852"],"triadic":["#529882","#825298"],"tetradic":["#52985F","#526898","#98528C"],"splitComplementary":["#528C98","#5F5298"],"monochromatic":["#BFAD88","#988252","#5D4F32"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFAD88","dark":"#5D4F32","saturated":"#B28C38","desaturated":"#7F796C","pastel":"#C0B9AA","neon":"#FFB514"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":26.870057685088806},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":29.206163733020468},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":30.886890422961002}]

HEX meaning and use

About #988252

#988252 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #988252 is visually closest to Oak, a named orange color with HEX #A8754F.

The RGB channels are 152, 130, and 82, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.2325, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.65:1AA Pass

White text3.72:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #988252 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.65:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFAD88#000000 text · best 9.55:1#BFAD88

#5D4F32#FFFFFF text · best 7.98:1#5D4F32

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

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

#8C9852#000000 text · best 6.73:1#8C9852

Generated Palette

#988252#988252

#526898#526898

#985F52#985F52

#8C9852#8C9852

#BFAD88#BFAD88

#5D4F32#5D4F32

Color Harmonies

#526898#526898

#985F52#985F52

#8C9852#8C9852

#529882#529882

#825298#825298

Variants

#BFAD88#BFAD88

#5D4F32#5D4F32

#B28C38#B28C38

#7F796C#7F796C

#C0B9AA#C0B9AA

#FFB514#FFB514

Nearest Named Colors

Oak#A8754F

Mocha#967969

Antique Gold#B08D57

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Caramel#AF6E4D

#988252

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #988252

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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