HEX atlas value

#9CA659

#9CA659 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 156, 166, 89, HSL 68, 30%, 50%, has luminance 0.3506, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#9CA659 Sample readable text

HEX #9CA659

RGB rgb(156, 166, 89)

HSL hsl(68 30% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 46, 35)

Luminance 0.3506

Contrast Black 8.01:1White 2.62:1

CSS

--color-9ca659: #9CA659;
.background-9ca659 { background-color: #9CA659; }
.text-9ca659 { color: #9CA659; }

Luminance0.3506

Black text8.01:1AA Pass

White text2.62:1AA 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":"#9CA659","rgb":[156,166,89],"hsl":[68,30,50],"cmyk":[6,0,46,35],"luminance":0.3506,"contrast":{"black":8.01,"white":2.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFC695","hex":"#BFC695","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.73,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0C23D","hex":"#B0C23D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#75A659","hex":"#75A659","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.36,"contrastWhite":2.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Moss Green 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/9ca659.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/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6359A6","analogous":["#A68A59","#75A659"],"triadic":["#599CA6","#A6599C"],"tetradic":["#59A68A","#6359A6","#A65975"],"splitComplementary":["#5975A6","#8A59A6"],"monochromatic":["#BFC695","#9CA659","#646A39"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFC695","dark":"#646A39","saturated":"#B0C23D","desaturated":"#878A75","pastel":"#C6C9B6","neon":"#E2FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":21.72556098240043},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":32.07802986469088},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":40.82891132518721}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9CA659

#9CA659 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #9CA659 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 156, 166, and 89, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 30% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3506, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.01:1AA Pass

White text2.62:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9CA659 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFC695#000000 text · best 11.73:1#BFC695

#B0C23D#000000 text · best 10.63:1#B0C23D

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

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

#75A659#000000 text · best 7.36:1#75A659

Generated Palette

#9CA659#9CA659

#6359A6#6359A6

#A68A59#A68A59

#75A659#75A659

#BFC695#BFC695

#646A39#646A39

Color Harmonies

#6359A6#6359A6

#A68A59#A68A59

#75A659#75A659

#599CA6#599CA6

#A6599C#A6599C

Variants

#BFC695#BFC695

#646A39#646A39

#B0C23D#B0C23D

#878A75#878A75

#C6C9B6#C6C9B6

#E2FF29#E2FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Pistachio#93C572

#9CA659

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9CA659

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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