HEX atlas value

#A9AA92

#A9AA92 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Cement. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 170, 146, HSL 62, 12%, 62%, has luminance 0.3926, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#A9AA92 Sample readable text

HEX #A9AA92

RGB rgb(169, 170, 146)

HSL hsl(62 12% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 14, 33)

Luminance 0.3926

Contrast Black 8.85:1White 2.37:1

CSS

--color-a9aa92: #A9AA92;
.background-a9aa92 { background-color: #A9AA92; }
.text-a9aa92 { color: #A9AA92; }

Luminance0.3926

Black text8.85:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA 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":"#A9AA92","rgb":[169,170,146],"hsl":[62,12,62],"cmyk":[1,0,14,33],"luminance":0.3926,"contrast":{"black":8.85,"white":2.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2D2C6","hex":"#D2D2C6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.77,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDBF7D","hex":"#BDBF7D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.91,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Cement 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/a9aa92.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9392AA","analogous":["#AA9F92","#9DAA92"],"triadic":["#92A9AA","#AA92A9"],"tetradic":["#92AA9F","#9392AA","#AA929D"],"splitComplementary":["#929DAA","#9F92AA"],"monochromatic":["#D2D2C6","#A9AA92","#7D7E63"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2D2C6","dark":"#7D7E63","saturated":"#BDBF7D","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DEDEDE","neon":"#FAFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":8.12403840463596},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":16.15549442140351}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9AA92

#A9AA92 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A9AA92 is visually closest to Cement, a named yellow color with HEX #A5A391.

The RGB channels are 169, 170, and 146, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 12% saturation and 62% 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 0.3926, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.85:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9AA92 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.85:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2D2C6#000000 text · best 13.77:1#D2D2C6

#BDBF7D#000000 text · best 10.91:1#BDBF7D

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

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

Generated Palette

#A9AA92#A9AA92

#9392AA#9392AA

#AA9F92#AA9F92

#9DAA92#9DAA92

#D2D2C6#D2D2C6

#7D7E63#7D7E63

Color Harmonies

#9392AA#9392AA

#AA9F92#AA9F92

#9DAA92#9DAA92

#92A9AA#92A9AA

#AA92A9#AA92A9

Variants

#D2D2C6#D2D2C6

#7D7E63#7D7E63

#BDBF7D#BDBF7D

#9E9E9E#9E9E9E

#DEDEDE#DEDEDE

#FAFF66#FAFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Cement#A5A391

Greige#B0A999

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Willow Green#A8B88F

Mushroom#B7A99A

#A9AA92

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9AA92

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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