HEX atlas value

#80BD42

#80BD42 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 128, 189, 66, HSL 90, 48%, 50%, has luminance 0.4138, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#80BD42 Sample readable text

HEX #80BD42

RGB rgb(128, 189, 66)

HSL hsl(90 48% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(32, 0, 65, 26)

Luminance 0.4138

Contrast Black 9.28:1White 2.26:1

CSS

--color-80bd42: #80BD42;
.background-80bd42 { background-color: #80BD42; }
.text-80bd42 { color: #80BD42; }

Luminance0.4138

Black text9.28:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA 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":"#80BD42","rgb":[128,189,66],"hsl":[90,48,50],"cmyk":[32,0,65,26],"luminance":0.4138,"contrast":{"black":9.28,"white":2.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ADD586","hex":"#ADD586","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.64,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#80D926","hex":"#80D926","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.87,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDBD42","hex":"#BDBD42","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.52,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/80bd42.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7F42BD","analogous":["#BDBD42","#42BD42"],"triadic":["#427FBD","#BD4280"],"tetradic":["#42BDBD","#7F42BD","#BD4242"],"splitComplementary":["#4242BD","#BD42BD"],"monochromatic":["#ADD586","#80BD42","#52792A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ADD586","dark":"#52792A","saturated":"#80D926","desaturated":"#80A15E","pastel":"#BFD4AA","neon":"#94FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":34.46737587922817},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":44.15880433163923},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":51.24451190127583},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":52.23983154643591},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":57.77542730261716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #80BD42

#80BD42 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #80BD42 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 128, 189, and 66, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 90deg with 48% saturation and 50% 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 0.4138, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.28:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #80BD42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ADD586#000000 text · best 12.64:1#ADD586

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#80D926#000000 text · best 11.87:1#80D926

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

#BDBD42#000000 text · best 10.52:1#BDBD42

Generated Palette

#80BD42#80BD42

#7F42BD#7F42BD

#BDBD42#BDBD42

#42BD42#42BD42

#ADD586#ADD586

#52792A#52792A

Color Harmonies

#7F42BD#7F42BD

#BDBD42#BDBD42

#42BD42#42BD42

#427FBD#427FBD

#BD4280#BD4280

Variants

#ADD586#ADD586

#52792A#52792A

#80D926#80D926

#80A15E#80A15E

#BFD4AA#BFD4AA

#94FF29#94FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Pistachio#93C572

Brass#B5A642

#80BD42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #80BD42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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