HEX atlas value

#96A121

#96A121 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 161, 33, HSL 65, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.3208, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#96A121 Sample readable text

HEX #96A121

RGB rgb(150, 161, 33)

HSL hsl(65 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.3208

Contrast Black 7.42:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-96a121: #96A121;
.background-96a121 { background-color: #96A121; }
.text-96a121 { color: #96A121; }

Luminance0.3208

Black text7.42:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA 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":"#96A121","rgb":[150,161,33],"hsl":[65,66,38],"cmyk":[7,0,80,37],"luminance":0.3208,"contrast":{"black":7.42,"white":2.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDD945","hex":"#CDD945","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.61,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#2C21A1","hex":"#2C21A1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A8B60C","hex":"#A8B60C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.36,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Acid Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/96a121.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2C21A1","analogous":["#A16C21","#56A121"],"triadic":["#2196A1","#A12196"],"tetradic":["#21A16C","#2C21A1","#A12156"],"splitComplementary":["#2156A1","#6C21A1"],"monochromatic":["#CDD945","#96A121","#4F5511"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CDD945","dark":"#4F5511","saturated":"#A8B60C","desaturated":"#848C36","pastel":"#C9D171","neon":"#D7EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":40.311288741492746},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":45.552167895721496},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":45.552167895721496},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":46.195237849804386},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":47.05316142407437}]

HEX meaning and use

About #96A121

#96A121 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #96A121 is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 150, 161, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 66% saturation and 38% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.3208, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.42:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #96A121 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDD945#000000 text · best 13.61:1#CDD945

#2C21A1#FFFFFF text · best 11.41:1#2C21A1

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#A8B60C#000000 text · best 9.36:1#A8B60C

Generated Palette

#96A121#96A121

#2C21A1#2C21A1

#A16C21#A16C21

#56A121#56A121

#CDD945#CDD945

#4F5511#4F5511

Color Harmonies

#2C21A1#2C21A1

#A16C21#A16C21

#56A121#56A121

#2196A1#2196A1

#A12196#A12196

Variants

#CDD945#CDD945

#4F5511#4F5511

#A8B60C#A8B60C

#848C36#848C36

#C9D171#C9D171

#D7EB00#D7EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peridot#B4C424

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#96A121

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #96A121

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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