HEX atlas value

#98957C

#98957C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Primer Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 149, 124, HSL 54, 12%, 54%, has luminance 0.2963, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#98957C Sample readable text

HEX #98957C

RGB rgb(152, 149, 124)

HSL hsl(54 12% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 18, 40)

Luminance 0.2963

Contrast Black 6.93:1White 3.03:1

CSS

--color-98957c: #98957C;
.background-98957c { background-color: #98957C; }
.text-98957c { color: #98957C; }

Luminance0.2963

Black text6.93:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA 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":"#98957C","rgb":[152,149,124],"hsl":[54,12,54],"cmyk":[0,2,18,40],"luminance":0.2963,"contrast":{"black":6.93,"white":3.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0BEAF","hex":"#C0BEAF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.23,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B2AA62","hex":"#B2AA62","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.82,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.16,"contrastWhite":2.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#8D987C","hex":"#8D987C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.91,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Primer Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/98957c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7C7E98","analogous":["#98877C","#8D987C"],"triadic":["#7C9895","#957C98"],"tetradic":["#7C9887","#7C7E98","#987C8D"],"splitComplementary":["#7C8D98","#877C98"],"monochromatic":["#C0BEAF","#98957C","#676551"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0BEAF","dark":"#676551","saturated":"#B2AA62","desaturated":"#8A8A8A","pastel":"#C9C9C9","neon":"#FFEC3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":23.15167380558045},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","distance":23.2163735324878},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":24.228082879171435}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98957C

#98957C is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #98957C is visually closest to Primer Gray, a named gray color with HEX #8B8C89.

The RGB channels are 152, 149, and 124, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg 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 0.2963, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.93:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98957C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.93:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0BEAF#000000 text · best 11.23:1#C0BEAF

#B2AA62#000000 text · best 8.82:1#B2AA62

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

Soapstone#000000 text · best 7.16:1#8D9A91

#8D987C#000000 text · best 6.91:1#8D987C

Generated Palette

#98957C#98957C

#7C7E98#7C7E98

#98877C#98877C

#8D987C#8D987C

#C0BEAF#C0BEAF

#676551#676551

Color Harmonies

#7C7E98#7C7E98

#98877C#98877C

#8D987C#8D987C

#7C9895#7C9895

#957C98#957C98

Variants

#C0BEAF#C0BEAF

#676551#676551

#B2AA62#B2AA62

#8A8A8A#8A8A8A

#C9C9C9#C9C9C9

#FFEC3D#FFEC3D

Nearest Named Colors

Primer Gray#8B8C89

Driftwood#A69A8D

Warm Gray#8A8378

Titanium#878681

Soapstone#8D9A91

#98957C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98957C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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