HEX atlas value

#988B3E

#988B3E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Oak. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 139, 62, HSL 51, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.2549, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#988B3E Sample readable text

HEX #988B3E

RGB rgb(152, 139, 62)

HSL hsl(51 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.2549

Contrast Black 6.1:1White 3.44:1

CSS

--color-988b3e: #988B3E;
.background-988b3e { background-color: #988B3E; }
.text-988b3e { color: #988B3E; }

Luminance0.2549

Black text6.1:1AA Pass

White text3.44:1AA 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":"#988B3E","rgb":[152,139,62],"hsl":[51,42,42],"cmyk":[0,9,59,40],"luminance":0.2549,"contrast":{"black":6.1,"white":3.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4B76E","hex":"#C4B76E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.35,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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":"#574F23","hex":"#574F23","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.55,"contrastWhite":8.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3E4C98","hex":"#3E4C98","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.69,"contrastWhite":7.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B09B27","hex":"#B09B27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.56,"contrastWhite":2.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/988b3e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E4C98","analogous":["#985E3E","#79983E"],"triadic":["#3E988B","#8B3E98"],"tetradic":["#3E985E","#3E4C98","#983E79"],"splitComplementary":["#3E7998","#5E3E98"],"monochromatic":["#C4B76E","#988B3E","#574F23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4B76E","dark":"#574F23","saturated":"#B09B27","desaturated":"#817A56","pastel":"#C2BB94","neon":"#FFD900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":32.07802986469088},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":34.713109915419565},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":35.52463933666322},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39.824615503479755},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39.824615503479755}]

HEX meaning and use

About #988B3E

#988B3E is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #988B3E is visually closest to Oak, a named orange color with HEX #A8754F.

The RGB channels are 152, 139, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.2549, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.1:1AA Pass

White text3.44:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #988B3E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.1:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4B76E#000000 text · best 10.35:1#C4B76E

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

#574F23#FFFFFF text · best 8.24:1#574F23

#3E4C98#FFFFFF text · best 7.8:1#3E4C98

#B09B27#000000 text · best 7.56:1#B09B27

Generated Palette

#988B3E#988B3E

#3E4C98#3E4C98

#985E3E#985E3E

#79983E#79983E

#C4B76E#C4B76E

#574F23#574F23

Color Harmonies

#3E4C98#3E4C98

#985E3E#985E3E

#79983E#79983E

#3E988B#3E988B

#8B3E98#8B3E98

Variants

#C4B76E#C4B76E

#574F23#574F23

#B09B27#B09B27

#817A56#817A56

#C2BB94#C2BB94

#FFD900#FFD900

Nearest Named Colors

Oak#A8754F

Antique Gold#B08D57

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#988B3E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #988B3E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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