HEX atlas value

#9F8F38

#9F8F38 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 143, 56, HSL 51, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.273, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#9F8F38 Sample readable text

HEX #9F8F38

RGB rgb(159, 143, 56)

HSL hsl(51 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 65, 38)

Luminance 0.273

Contrast Black 6.46:1White 3.25:1

CSS

--color-9f8f38: #9F8F38;
.background-9f8f38 { background-color: #9F8F38; }
.text-9f8f38 { color: #9F8F38; }

Luminance0.273

Black text6.46:1AA Pass

White text3.25:1AA 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":"#9F8F38","rgb":[159,143,56],"hsl":[51,48,42],"cmyk":[0,10,65,38],"luminance":0.273,"contrast":{"black":6.46,"white":3.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CABB68","hex":"#CABB68","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.82,"contrastWhite":1.94,"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":"#38479F","hex":"#38479F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.57,"contrastWhite":8.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B6A020","hex":"#B6A020","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.04,"contrastWhite":2.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#5B5220","hex":"#5B5220","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.67,"contrastWhite":7.86,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

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/9f8f38.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/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#38479F","analogous":["#9F5C38","#7B9F38"],"triadic":["#389F8F","#8F389F"],"tetradic":["#389F5C","#38479F","#9F387B"],"splitComplementary":["#387B9F","#5C389F"],"monochromatic":["#CABB68","#9F8F38","#5B5220"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CABB68","dark":"#5B5220","saturated":"#B6A020","desaturated":"#877F4F","pastel":"#C7BE8F","neon":"#FFD900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.36165463522455},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.36165463522455},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":35.41186241925155},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":35.86084215408221},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":37.86819245752297}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9F8F38

#9F8F38 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #9F8F38 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 159, 143, and 56, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 48% saturation and 42% 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 0.273, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.46:1AA Pass

White text3.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9F8F38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.46:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CABB68#000000 text · best 10.82:1#CABB68

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

#38479F#FFFFFF text · best 8.17:1#38479F

#B6A020#000000 text · best 8.04:1#B6A020

#5B5220#FFFFFF text · best 7.86:1#5B5220

Generated Palette

#9F8F38#9F8F38

#38479F#38479F

#9F5C38#9F5C38

#7B9F38#7B9F38

#CABB68#CABB68

#5B5220#5B5220

Color Harmonies

#38479F#38479F

#9F5C38#9F5C38

#7B9F38#7B9F38

#389F8F#389F8F

#8F389F#8F389F

Variants

#CABB68#CABB68

#5B5220#5B5220

#B6A020#B6A020

#877F4F#877F4F

#C7BE8F#C7BE8F

#FFD900#FFD900

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Copper#B87333

#9F8F38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9F8F38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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