HEX atlas value

#9A8613

#9A8613 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 154, 134, 19, HSL 51, 78%, 34%, has luminance 0.2397, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#9A8613 Sample readable text

HEX #9A8613

RGB rgb(154, 134, 19)

HSL hsl(51 78% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 88, 40)

Luminance 0.2397

Contrast Black 5.79:1White 3.62:1

CSS

--color-9a8613: #9A8613;
.background-9a8613 { background-color: #9A8613; }
.text-9a8613 { color: #9A8613; }

Luminance0.2397

Black text5.79:1AA Pass

White text3.62:1AA 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":"#9A8613","rgb":[154,134,19],"hsl":[51,78,34],"cmyk":[0,13,88,40],"luminance":0.2397,"contrast":{"black":5.79,"white":3.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4C725","hex":"#E4C725","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.49,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#13279A","hex":"#13279A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.78,"contrastWhite":11.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#493F09","hex":"#493F09","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2,"contrastWhite":10.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#AD9300","hex":"#AD9300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.95,"contrastWhite":3.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#9A4213","hex":"#9A4213","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.16,"contrastWhite":6.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9a8613.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#13279A","analogous":["#9A4213","#6B9A13"],"triadic":["#139A86","#86139A"],"tetradic":["#139A42","#13279A","#9A136B"],"splitComplementary":["#136B9A","#42139A"],"monochromatic":["#E4C725","#9A8613","#493F09"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4C725","dark":"#493F09","saturated":"#AD9300","desaturated":"#877926","pastel":"#D8C555","neon":"#D6B600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":31.04834939252005},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":47.80167361086848},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":47.80167361086848},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":50.28916384272063}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9A8613

#9A8613 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #9A8613 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 154, 134, and 19, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 78% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.2397, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.79:1AA Pass

White text3.62:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9A8613 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.79:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4C725#000000 text · best 12.49:1#E4C725

#13279A#FFFFFF text · best 11.77:1#13279A

#493F09#FFFFFF text · best 10.51:1#493F09

#AD9300#000000 text · best 6.95:1#AD9300

#9A4213#FFFFFF text · best 6.64:1#9A4213

Generated Palette

#9A8613#9A8613

#13279A#13279A

#9A4213#9A4213

#6B9A13#6B9A13

#E4C725#E4C725

#493F09#493F09

Color Harmonies

#13279A#13279A

#9A4213#9A4213

#6B9A13#6B9A13

#139A86#139A86

#86139A#86139A

Variants

#E4C725#E4C725

#493F09#493F09

#AD9300#AD9300

#877926#877926

#D8C555#D8C555

#D6B600#D6B600

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive#808000

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#9A8613

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9A8613

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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