HEX atlas value

#988E7C

#988E7C is a warm orange HEX color close to Warm Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 142, 124, HSL 39, 12%, 54%, has luminance 0.2748, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#988E7C Sample readable text

HEX #988E7C

RGB rgb(152, 142, 124)

HSL hsl(39 12% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 18, 40)

Luminance 0.2748

Contrast Black 6.5:1White 3.23:1

CSS

--color-988e7c: #988E7C;
.background-988e7c { background-color: #988E7C; }
.text-988e7c { color: #988E7C; }

Luminance0.2748

Black text6.5:1AA Pass

White text3.23:1AA 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":"#988E7C","rgb":[152,142,124],"hsl":[39,12,54],"cmyk":[0,7,18,40],"luminance":0.2748,"contrast":{"black":6.5,"white":3.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0BAAF","hex":"#C0BAAF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#B29662","hex":"#B29662","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.43,"contrastWhite":2.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#94987C","hex":"#94987C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.04,"contrastWhite":2.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#675F51","hex":"#675F51","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.33,"contrastWhite":6.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Warm Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/988e7c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7C8598","analogous":["#98807C","#94987C"],"triadic":["#7C988E","#8E7C98"],"tetradic":["#7C9880","#7C8598","#987C94"],"splitComplementary":["#7C9498","#807C98"],"monochromatic":["#C0BAAF","#988E7C","#675F51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0BAAF","dark":"#675F51","saturated":"#B29662","desaturated":"#8A8A8A","pastel":"#C9C9C9","neon":"#FFBB3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":19.44222209522358},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":25.079872407968907}]

HEX meaning and use

About #988E7C

#988E7C is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #988E7C is visually closest to Warm Gray, a named gray color with HEX #8A8378.

The RGB channels are 152, 142, and 124, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 12% saturation and 54% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2748, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.5:1AA Pass

White text3.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #988E7C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.5:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0BAAF#000000 text · best 10.88:1#C0BAAF

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

#B29662#000000 text · best 7.43:1#B29662

#94987C#000000 text · best 7.04:1#94987C

#675F51#FFFFFF text · best 6.3:1#675F51

Generated Palette

#988E7C#988E7C

#7C8598#7C8598

#98807C#98807C

#94987C#94987C

#C0BAAF#C0BAAF

#675F51#675F51

Color Harmonies

#7C8598#7C8598

#98807C#98807C

#94987C#94987C

#7C988E#7C988E

#8E7C98#8E7C98

Variants

#C0BAAF#C0BAAF

#675F51#675F51

#B29662#B29662

#8A8A8A#8A8A8A

#C9C9C9#C9C9C9

#FFBB3D#FFBB3D

Nearest Named Colors

Warm Gray#8A8378

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Stone#8A817C

Titanium#878681

Driftwood#A69A8D

#988E7C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #988E7C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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