HEX atlas value

#989052

#989052 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 144, 82, HSL 53, 30%, 46%, has luminance 0.2723, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#989052 Sample readable text

HEX #989052

RGB rgb(152, 144, 82)

HSL hsl(53 30% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 46, 40)

Luminance 0.2723

Contrast Black 6.45:1White 3.26:1

CSS

--color-989052: #989052;
.background-989052 { background-color: #989052; }
.text-989052 { color: #989052; }

Luminance0.2723

Black text6.45:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA 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":"#989052","rgb":[152,144,82],"hsl":[53,30,46],"cmyk":[0,5,46,40],"luminance":0.2723,"contrast":{"black":6.45,"white":3.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFB888","hex":"#BFB888","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.43,"contrastWhite":2.01,"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":"#B2A438","hex":"#B2A438","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.26,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#5D5832","hex":"#5D5832","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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/989052.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/oak.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#525A98","analogous":["#986D52","#7E9852"],"triadic":["#529890","#905298"],"tetradic":["#52986D","#525A98","#98527E"],"splitComplementary":["#527E98","#6D5298"],"monochromatic":["#BFB888","#989052","#5D5832"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFB888","dark":"#5D5832","saturated":"#B2A438","desaturated":"#7F7C6C","pastel":"#C0BEAA","neon":"#FFE414"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":19.4164878389476},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":24.698178070456937},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":31.52776554086889},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39.761790704142086}]

HEX meaning and use

About #989052

#989052 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #989052 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 152, 144, and 82, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.2723, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.45:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #989052 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.45:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFB888#000000 text · best 10.43:1#BFB888

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

#B2A438#000000 text · best 8.26:1#B2A438

#5D5832#FFFFFF text · best 7.22:1#5D5832

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

Generated Palette

#989052#989052

#525A98#525A98

#986D52#986D52

#7E9852#7E9852

#BFB888#BFB888

#5D5832#5D5832

Color Harmonies

#525A98#525A98

#986D52#986D52

#7E9852#7E9852

#529890#529890

#905298#905298

Variants

#BFB888#BFB888

#5D5832#5D5832

#B2A438#B2A438

#7F7C6C#7F7C6C

#C0BEAA#C0BEAA

#FFE414#FFE414

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Mocha#967969

Brass#B5A642

#989052

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #989052

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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