HEX atlas value

#9B8827

#9B8827 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 136, 39, HSL 50, 60%, 38%, has luminance 0.2472, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#9B8827 Sample readable text

HEX #9B8827

RGB rgb(155, 136, 39)

HSL hsl(50 60% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 75, 39)

Luminance 0.2472

Contrast Black 5.94:1White 3.53:1

CSS

--color-9b8827: #9B8827;
.background-9b8827 { background-color: #9B8827; }
.text-9b8827 { color: #9B8827; }

Luminance0.2472

Black text5.94:1AA Pass

White text3.53:1AA 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":"#9B8827","rgb":[155,136,39],"hsl":[50,60,38],"cmyk":[0,12,75,39],"luminance":0.2472,"contrast":{"black":5.94,"white":3.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2BC4B","hex":"#D2BC4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#273A9B","hex":"#273A9B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#524714","hex":"#524714","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.27,"contrastWhite":9.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B09611","hex":"#B09611","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.22,"contrastWhite":2.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#749B27","hex":"#749B27","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.46,"contrastWhite":3.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Copper 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/9b8827.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#273A9B","analogous":["#9B4E27","#749B27"],"triadic":["#279B88","#88279B"],"tetradic":["#279B4E","#273A9B","#9B2774"],"splitComplementary":["#27749B","#4E279B"],"monochromatic":["#D2BC4B","#9B8827","#524714"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2BC4B","dark":"#524714","saturated":"#B09611","desaturated":"#86793C","pastel":"#CBBD76","neon":"#EBC400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":37.76241517699841},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":37.76241517699841},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":40.36087214122113},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":46.151923036857305},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":46.62617290749907}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9B8827

#9B8827 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #9B8827 is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 155, 136, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 60% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.2472, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 37.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.94:1AA Pass

White text3.53:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9B8827 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.94:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2BC4B#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D2BC4B

#273A9B#FFFFFF text · best 9.7:1#273A9B

#524714#FFFFFF text · best 9.25:1#524714

#B09611#000000 text · best 7.22:1#B09611

#749B27#000000 text · best 6.46:1#749B27

Generated Palette

#9B8827#9B8827

#273A9B#273A9B

#9B4E27#9B4E27

#749B27#749B27

#D2BC4B#D2BC4B

#524714#524714

Color Harmonies

#273A9B#273A9B

#9B4E27#9B4E27

#749B27#749B27

#279B88#279B88

#88279B#88279B

Variants

#D2BC4B#D2BC4B

#524714#524714

#B09611#B09611

#86793C#86793C

#CBBD76#CBBD76

#EBC400#EBC400

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Oak#A8754F

Olive Green#708238

#9B8827

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9B8827

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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