Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Peridot

Peridot is a balanced yellow color with HEX #B4C424. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 180, 196, 36, HSL 66, 69%, 45%, warm temperature, and is useful for jewel tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents.

#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

CSS Utilities

--color-peridot: #B4C424;
.bg-peridot { background-color: #B4C424; }
.text-peridot { color: #B4C424; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

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
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    36
  ],
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    69,
    45
  ],
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    0,
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  ],
  "luminance": 0.4931,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#63C224"
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    "#C224B2"
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    "#C22463"
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    "#8324C2"
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    "#B4C424",
    "#6B7415"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D5E260",
  "dark": "#6B7415",
  "saturated": "#C6DB0A",
  "desaturated": "#9EA93D",
  "pastel": "#D4DC89",
  "neon": "#E7FF0F"
}
Pairings
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
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  ],
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    "#D5E260",
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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  },
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Peridot Color

Peridot sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Peridot is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include depth, richness, and prestige, which makes it relevant for luxury and fashion. In design work, Peridot is most useful for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Peridot accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B4C424.Peridot CSS utilitiesUse Peridot in CSS variables and utility classes.#B4C424 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Peridot paletteOpen the generated palette based on Peridot.Peridot harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

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
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A
Yellow Green#9ACD32
Old Gold#CFB53B
Brass#B5A642
Brushed Brass#B5A642

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#63C224
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5