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Named color

Peridot

Peridot color #B4C424: RGB 180, 196, 36 and HSL 66°, 69%, 45%. Explore its warm yellow profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#B4C424 yellow warm balanced
HEX #B4C424
RGB rgb(180, 196, 36)
HSL hsl(66 69% 45%)
CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 82, 23)
Luminance 0.4931
Contrast Black 10.86:1White 1.93:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-peridot: #B4C424;
.bg-peridot { background-color: #B4C424; }
.text-peridot { color: #B4C424; }
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Color history, meaning and use · Editorially reviewed

About Peridot Color

Peridot is gem-quality olivine whose green is caused by iron within the mineral structure. GIA documents a natural range from yellowish green through deep green and greenish brown. Unlike many named gem colors, the green is intrinsic to the mineral rather than produced by an occasional trace colorant alone.

Digital Peridot is a yellow-leaning green that brings more mineral warmth than emerald. It works well for fresh accents, botanical data categories, and palettes with plum or deep blue. Natural stones vary with iron content, size, cut, and lighting, so one CSS value cannot represent the full gemological range.

The HEX value is a design reference and not a peridot identification, origin opinion, or commercial quality grade.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Peridot against black and white text.

Black text10.86:1AA Pass
White text1.93:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Peridot Color Reference Infographic

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Peridot color reference infographic showing #B4C424, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Peridot color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#3324C2#3324C2#C28324#C28324#63C224#63C224#24B2C2#24B2C2#C224B2#C224B2
Open full Peridot harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D5E260#D5E260#6B7415#6B7415#C6DB0A#C6DB0A#9EA93D#9EA93D#D4DC89#D4DC89#E7FF0F#E7FF0F

Pairings

Black#000000#3324C2#3324C2#C28324#C28324#63C224#63C224Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4931
Black text10.86:1AA Pass
White text1.93:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#B4C424",
  "rgb": [
    180,
    196,
    36
  ],
  "hsl": [
    66,
    69,
    45
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    8,
    0,
    82,
    23
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4931,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 10.86,
    "white": 1.93
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#3324C2",
  "analogous": [
    "#C28324",
    "#63C224"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#24B2C2",
    "#C224B2"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#24C283",
    "#3324C2",
    "#C22463"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#2463C2",
    "#8324C2"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D5E260",
    "#B4C424",
    "#6B7415"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D5E260",
  "dark": "#6B7415",
  "saturated": "#C6DB0A",
  "desaturated": "#9EA93D",
  "pastel": "#D4DC89",
  "neon": "#E7FF0F"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#3324C2",
    "#C28324",
    "#63C224"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#9EA93D",
    "#D5E260"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D5E260",
    "#9EA93D"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "acid-green",
    "yellow-green",
    "old-gold",
    "brass",
    "brushed-brass"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "peridot"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "acid-green-vs-peridot",
    "pear-vs-peridot",
    "peridot-vs-yellow-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/peridot",
    "/wcag/peridot",
    "/css/colors/peridot",
    "/hex/b4c424",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/peridot"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/yellow-green",
      "/colors/old-gold",
      "/colors/brass",
      "/colors/brushed-brass",
      "/compare/acid-green-vs-peridot",
      "/compare/pear-vs-peridot",
      "/compare/peridot-vs-yellow-green",
      "/harmonies/peridot",
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      "/css/colors/peridot",
      "/hex/b4c424",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "peridot",
  "name": "Peridot",
  "hex": "#B4C424",
  "uses": [
    "jewel-tone palettes",
    "luxury branding",
    "premium interface accents"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "depth",
      "richness",
      "prestige"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "luxury",
      "fashion",
      "beauty",
      "editorial design"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "minimal compliance dashboards"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "yellow",
    "warm",
    "balanced",
    "jewel-tone-palettes",
    "luxury-branding",
    "premium-interface-accents",
    "depth",
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    "prestige"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
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    196,
    36
  ],
  "hsl": [
    66,
    69,
    45
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    8,
    0,
    82,
    23
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4931,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 10.86,
    "white": 1.93
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#3324C2",
    "analogous": [
      "#C28324",
      "#63C224"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#24B2C2",
      "#C224B2"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#24C283",
      "#3324C2",
      "#C22463"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#2463C2",
      "#8324C2"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#D5E260",
      "#B4C424",
      "#6B7415"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#D5E260",
    "dark": "#6B7415",
    "saturated": "#C6DB0A",
    "desaturated": "#9EA93D",
    "pastel": "#D4DC89",
    "neon": "#E7FF0F"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-peridot: #B4C424;",
    "utility": ".bg-peridot { background-color: #B4C424; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-peridot { color: #B4C424; }"
  },
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    "yellow-green",
    "old-gold",
    "brass",
    "brushed-brass"
  ],
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  ],
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    "pear-vs-peridot",
    "peridot-vs-yellow-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
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    ],
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      "/colors/yellow-green",
      "/colors/old-gold",
      "/colors/brass",
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      "/compare/pear-vs-peridot",
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      "/harmonies/peridot",
      "/wcag/peridot",
      "/css/colors/peridot",
      "/hex/b4c424",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#3324C2",
      "#C28324",
      "#63C224"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#9EA93D",
      "#D5E260"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#D5E260",
      "#9EA93D"
    ]
  }
}
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