HEX atlas value

#989E61

#989E61 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 158, 97, HSL 66, 24%, 50%, has luminance 0.3199, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#989E61 Sample readable text

HEX #989E61

RGB rgb(152, 158, 97)

HSL hsl(66 24% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 39, 38)

Luminance 0.3199

Contrast Black 7.4:1White 2.84:1

CSS

--color-989e61: #989E61;
.background-989e61 { background-color: #989E61; }
.text-989e61 { color: #989E61; }

Luminance0.3199

Black text7.4:1AA Pass

White text2.84:1AA 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":"#989E61","rgb":[152,158,97],"hsl":[66,24,50],"cmyk":[4,0,39,38],"luminance":0.3199,"contrast":{"black":7.4,"white":2.84}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BDC19A","hex":"#BDC19A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.26,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEBA45","hex":"#AEBA45","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#799E61","hex":"#799E61","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.88,"contrastWhite":3.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"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","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Moss Green 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/989e61.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/mocha.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#67619E","analogous":["#9E8661","#799E61"],"triadic":["#61989E","#9E6198"],"tetradic":["#619E86","#67619E","#9E6179"],"splitComplementary":["#61799E","#86619E"],"monochromatic":["#BDC19A","#989E61","#61653E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BDC19A","dark":"#61653E","saturated":"#AEBA45","desaturated":"#82827D","pastel":"#C4C5BA","neon":"#EAFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":15.748015748023622},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":37.907782842049734},{"slug":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","distance":38.13135192987524},{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","distance":42.02380277890139}]

HEX meaning and use

About #989E61

#989E61 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #989E61 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 152, 158, and 97, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 24% saturation and 50% 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 0.3199, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.4:1AA Pass

White text2.84:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #989E61 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.4:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.84:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BDC19A#000000 text · best 11.26:1#BDC19A

#AEBA45#000000 text · best 9.91:1#AEBA45

#799E61#000000 text · best 6.88:1#799E61

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

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

Generated Palette

#989E61#989E61

#67619E#67619E

#9E8661#9E8661

#799E61#799E61

#BDC19A#BDC19A

#61653E#61653E

Color Harmonies

#67619E#67619E

#9E8661#9E8661

#799E61#799E61

#61989E#61989E

#9E6198#9E6198

Variants

#BDC19A#BDC19A

#61653E#61653E

#AEBA45#AEBA45

#82827D#82827D

#C4C5BA#C4C5BA

#EAFF29#EAFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Mocha#967969

Warm Gray#8A8378

Stone#8A817C

#989E61

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #989E61

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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