HEX atlas value

#9D9E61

#9D9E61 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Moss Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 157, 158, 97, HSL 61, 24%, 50%, has luminance 0.3248, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#9D9E61 Sample readable text

HEX #9D9E61

RGB rgb(157, 158, 97)

HSL hsl(61 24% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 39, 38)

Luminance 0.3248

Contrast Black 7.5:1White 2.8:1

CSS

--color-9d9e61: #9D9E61;
.background-9d9e61 { background-color: #9D9E61; }
.text-9d9e61 { color: #9D9E61; }

Luminance0.3248

Black text7.5:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA 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":"#9D9E61","rgb":[157,158,97],"hsl":[61,24,50],"cmyk":[1,0,39,38],"luminance":0.3248,"contrast":{"black":7.5,"white":2.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0C19A","hex":"#C0C19A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.34,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B8BA45","hex":"#B8BA45","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"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":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#7E9E61","hex":"#7E9E61","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.95,"contrastWhite":3.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Moss 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/9d9e61.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/camel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#62619E","analogous":["#9E8161","#7E9E61"],"triadic":["#619D9E","#9E619D"],"tetradic":["#619E81","#62619E","#9E617E"],"splitComplementary":["#617E9E","#81619E"],"monochromatic":["#C0C19A","#9D9E61","#65653E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0C19A","dark":"#65653E","saturated":"#B8BA45","desaturated":"#82827D","pastel":"#C5C5BA","neon":"#FBFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":27.386127875258307},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":37.57658845611187},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":38.49675310984031},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":40.01249804748511}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9D9E61

#9D9E61 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9D9E61 is visually closest to Moss Green, a named green color with HEX #8A9A5B.

The RGB channels are 157, 158, and 97, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 24% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3248, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.5:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9D9E61 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0C19A#000000 text · best 11.34:1#C0C19A

#B8BA45#000000 text · best 10.15:1#B8BA45

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

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

#7E9E61#000000 text · best 6.95:1#7E9E61

Generated Palette

#9D9E61#9D9E61

#62619E#62619E

#9E8161#9E8161

#7E9E61#7E9E61

#C0C19A#C0C19A

#65653E#65653E

Color Harmonies

#62619E#62619E

#9E8161#9E8161

#7E9E61#7E9E61

#619D9E#619D9E

#9E619D#9E619D

Variants

#C0C19A#C0C19A

#65653E#65653E

#B8BA45#B8BA45

#82827D#82827D

#C5C5BA#C5C5BA

#FBFF29#FBFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Camel#C19A6B

Mocha#967969

Brass#B5A642

#9D9E61

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9D9E61

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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