HEX atlas value

#98833E

#98833E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Oak. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 131, 62, HSL 46, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.2326, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#98833E Sample readable text

HEX #98833E

RGB rgb(152, 131, 62)

HSL hsl(46 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.2326

Contrast Black 5.65:1White 3.72:1

CSS

--color-98833e: #98833E;
.background-98833e { background-color: #98833E; }
.text-98833e { color: #98833E; }

Luminance0.2326

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":"#98833E","rgb":[152,131,62],"hsl":[46,42,42],"cmyk":[0,14,59,40],"luminance":0.2326,"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":"#C4B06E","hex":"#C4B06E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.78,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#574B23","hex":"#574B23","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.44,"contrastWhite":8.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3E5398","hex":"#3E5398","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.9,"contrastWhite":7.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#B09027","hex":"#B09027","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.86,"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":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Oak 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/98833e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E5398","analogous":["#98563E","#80983E"],"triadic":["#3E9883","#833E98"],"tetradic":["#3E9856","#3E5398","#983E80"],"splitComplementary":["#3E8098","#563E98"],"monochromatic":["#C4B06E","#98833E","#574B23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4B06E","dark":"#574B23","saturated":"#B09027","desaturated":"#817756","pastel":"#C2B794","neon":"#FFC300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":34.56877203488721},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":36.069377593742864},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":36.89173349139343},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":37.429934544425805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98833E

#98833E is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #98833E is visually closest to Oak, a named orange color with HEX #A8754F.

The RGB channels are 152, 131, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 42% 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 0.2326, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.22, 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 #98833E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.65:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4B06E#000000 text · best 9.78:1#C4B06E

#574B23#FFFFFF text · best 8.62:1#574B23

#3E5398#FFFFFF text · best 7.25:1#3E5398

#B09027#000000 text · best 6.86:1#B09027

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

Generated Palette

#98833E#98833E

#3E5398#3E5398

#98563E#98563E

#80983E#80983E

#C4B06E#C4B06E

#574B23#574B23

Color Harmonies

#3E5398#3E5398

#98563E#98563E

#80983E#80983E

#3E9883#3E9883

#833E98#833E98

Variants

#C4B06E#C4B06E

#574B23#574B23

#B09027#B09027

#817756#817756

#C2B794#C2B794

#FFC300#FFC300

Nearest Named Colors

Oak#A8754F

Caramel#AF6E4D

Antique Gold#B08D57

Raw Umber#826644

Copper#B87333

#98833E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98833E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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