HEX atlas value

#9FA66E

#9FA66E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 166, 110, HSL 68, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.3577, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#9FA66E Sample readable text

HEX #9FA66E

RGB rgb(159, 166, 110)

HSL hsl(68 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.3577

Contrast Black 8.15:1White 2.58:1

CSS

--color-9fa66e: #9FA66E;
.background-9fa66e { background-color: #9FA66E; }
.text-9fa66e { color: #9FA66E; }

Luminance0.3577

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA 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":"#9FA66E","rgb":[159,166,110],"hsl":[68,24,54],"cmyk":[4,0,34,35],"luminance":0.3577,"contrast":{"black":8.15,"white":2.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4C9A6","hex":"#C4C9A6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.25,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B1C054","hex":"#B1C054","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.54,"contrastWhite":1.99,"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":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/9fa66e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#756EA6","analogous":["#A6916E","#82A66E"],"triadic":["#6E9EA6","#A66E9E"],"tetradic":["#6EA691","#756EA6","#A66E82"],"splitComplementary":["#6E82A6","#916EA6"],"monochromatic":["#C4C9A6","#9FA66E","#6C7246"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4C9A6","dark":"#6C7246","saturated":"#B1C054","desaturated":"#8B8C87","pastel":"#CDCEC5","neon":"#E5FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":30.757112998459398},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":33.481338085566414},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":33.97057550292606}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9FA66E

#9FA66E is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #9FA66E is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 159, 166, and 110, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 24% 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 0.3577, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9FA66E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4C9A6#000000 text · best 12.25:1#C4C9A6

#B1C054#000000 text · best 10.54:1#B1C054

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

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

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

Generated Palette

#9FA66E#9FA66E

#756EA6#756EA6

#A6916E#A6916E

#82A66E#82A66E

#C4C9A6#C4C9A6

#6C7246#6C7246

Color Harmonies

#756EA6#756EA6

#A6916E#A6916E

#82A66E#82A66E

#6E9EA6#6E9EA6

#A66E9E#A66E9E

Variants

#C4C9A6#C4C9A6

#6C7246#6C7246

#B1C054#B1C054

#8B8C87#8B8C87

#CDCEC5#CDCEC5

#E5FF3D#E5FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Pistachio#93C572

Driftwood#A69A8D

#9FA66E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9FA66E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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