HEX atlas value

#9B9F75

#9B9F75 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 159, 117, HSL 66, 18%, 54%, has luminance 0.3305, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#9B9F75 Sample readable text

HEX #9B9F75

RGB rgb(155, 159, 117)

HSL hsl(66 18% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 26, 38)

Luminance 0.3305

Contrast Black 7.61:1White 2.76:1

CSS

--color-9b9f75: #9B9F75;
.background-9b9f75 { background-color: #9B9F75; }
.text-9b9f75 { color: #9B9F75; }

Luminance0.3305

Black text7.61:1AA Pass

White text2.76:1AA 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":"#9B9F75","rgb":[155,159,117],"hsl":[66,18,54],"cmyk":[3,0,26,38],"luminance":0.3305,"contrast":{"black":7.61,"white":2.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C2C4AB","hex":"#C2C4AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.78,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AFB95B","hex":"#AFB95B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Sage 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/9b9f75.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#79759F","analogous":["#9F8E75","#859F75"],"triadic":["#759B9F","#9F759B"],"tetradic":["#759F8E","#79759F","#9F7585"],"splitComplementary":["#75859F","#8E759F"],"monochromatic":["#C2C4AB","#9B9F75","#696C4B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C2C4AB","dark":"#696C4B","saturated":"#AFB95B","desaturated":"#8A8A8A","pastel":"#CBCBC8","neon":"#ECFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":24.859605789312106},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":26.870057685088806},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":30},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":31.464265445104548},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":31.701734968294716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9B9F75

#9B9F75 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9B9F75 is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 155, 159, and 117, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 18% 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 0.3305, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.61:1AA Pass

White text2.76:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9B9F75 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.61:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C2C4AB#000000 text · best 11.78:1#C2C4AB

#AFB95B#000000 text · best 9.91:1#AFB95B

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

Generated Palette

#9B9F75#9B9F75

#79759F#79759F

#9F8E75#9F8E75

#859F75#859F75

#C2C4AB#C2C4AB

#696C4B#696C4B

Color Harmonies

#79759F#79759F

#9F8E75#9F8E75

#859F75#859F75

#759B9F#759B9F

#9F759B#9F759B

Variants

#C2C4AB#C2C4AB

#696C4B#696C4B

#AFB95B#AFB95B

#8A8A8A#8A8A8A

#CBCBC8#CBCBC8

#ECFF3D#ECFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Driftwood#A69A8D

Cement#A5A391

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Soapstone#8D9A91

#9B9F75

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9B9F75

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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