HEX atlas value

#9B9727

#9B9727 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 151, 39, HSL 58, 60%, 38%, has luminance 0.2925, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#9B9727 Sample readable text

HEX #9B9727

RGB rgb(155, 151, 39)

HSL hsl(58 60% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 75, 39)

Luminance 0.2925

Contrast Black 6.85:1White 3.07:1

CSS

--color-9b9727: #9B9727;
.background-9b9727 { background-color: #9B9727; }
.text-9b9727 { color: #9B9727; }

Luminance0.2925

Black text6.85:1AA Pass

White text3.07:1AA 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":"#9B9727","rgb":[155,151,39],"hsl":[58,60,38],"cmyk":[0,3,75,39],"luminance":0.2925,"contrast":{"black":6.85,"white":3.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2CE4B","hex":"#D2CE4B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.67,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#272B9B","hex":"#272B9B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.91,"contrastWhite":11.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0AB11","hex":"#B0AB11","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.68,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass 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/9b9727.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#272B9B","analogous":["#9B5D27","#659B27"],"triadic":["#279B97","#97279B"],"tetradic":["#279B5D","#272B9B","#9B2765"],"splitComplementary":["#27659B","#5D279B"],"monochromatic":["#D2CE4B","#9B9727","#525014"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2CE4B","dark":"#525014","saturated":"#B0AB11","desaturated":"#86833C","pastel":"#CBC876","neon":"#EBE300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":40.3732584763727},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":40.3732584763727},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":43.749285708454714},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":47.01063709417264},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":47.75981574503821}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9B9727

#9B9727 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #9B9727 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 155, 151, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.2925, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.85:1AA Pass

White text3.07:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9B9727 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.85:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2CE4B#000000 text · best 12.67:1#D2CE4B

#272B9B#FFFFFF text · best 11.02:1#272B9B

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#B0AB11#000000 text · best 8.68:1#B0AB11

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

Generated Palette

#9B9727#9B9727

#272B9B#272B9B

#9B5D27#9B5D27

#659B27#659B27

#D2CE4B#D2CE4B

#525014#525014

Color Harmonies

#272B9B#272B9B

#9B5D27#9B5D27

#659B27#659B27

#279B97#279B97

#97279B#97279B

Variants

#D2CE4B#D2CE4B

#525014#525014

#B0AB11#B0AB11

#86833C#86833C

#CBC876#CBC876

#EBE300#EBE300

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Copper#B87333

#9B9727

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9B9727

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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