HEX atlas value

#9BA00E

#9BA00E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 155, 160, 14, HSL 62, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.3214, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#9BA00E Sample readable text

HEX #9BA00E

RGB rgb(155, 160, 14)

HSL hsl(62 84% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 91, 37)

Luminance 0.3214

Contrast Black 7.43:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-9ba00e: #9BA00E;
.background-9ba00e { background-color: #9BA00E; }
.text-9ba00e { color: #9BA00E; }

Luminance0.3214

Black text7.43:1AA 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":"#9BA00E","rgb":[155,160,14],"hsl":[62,84,34],"cmyk":[3,0,91,37],"luminance":0.3214,"contrast":{"black":7.43,"white":2.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5EB1E","hex":"#E5EB1E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.23,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#130EA0","hex":"#130EA0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.14,"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":"#494B07","hex":"#494B07","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.29,"contrastWhite":9.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9ba00e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#130EA0","analogous":["#A05C0E","#52A00E"],"triadic":["#0E9BA0","#A00E9B"],"tetradic":["#0EA05C","#130EA0","#A00E52"],"splitComplementary":["#0E52A0","#5C0EA0"],"monochromatic":["#E5EB1E","#9BA00E","#494B07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5EB1E","dark":"#494B07","saturated":"#A8AD00","desaturated":"#898C21","pastel":"#DADF4E","neon":"#CFD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":39.06404996924922},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39.319206502675},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":44.14748010928823},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":49.040799340956916},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":55.39855593785816}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9BA00E

#9BA00E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #9BA00E is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 155, 160, and 14, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 84% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.3214, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 39.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.43:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9BA00E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5EB1E#000000 text · best 16.23:1#E5EB1E

#130EA0#FFFFFF text · best 13.14:1#130EA0

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

#494B07#FFFFFF text · best 9.16:1#494B07

Generated Palette

#9BA00E#9BA00E

#130EA0#130EA0

#A05C0E#A05C0E

#52A00E#52A00E

#E5EB1E#E5EB1E

#494B07#494B07

Color Harmonies

#130EA0#130EA0

#A05C0E#A05C0E

#52A00E#52A00E

#0E9BA0#0E9BA0

#A00E9B#A00E9B

Variants

#E5EB1E#E5EB1E

#494B07#494B07

#A8AD00#A8AD00

#898C21#898C21

#DADF4E#DADF4E

#CFD600#CFD600

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Olive#808000

Peridot#B4C424

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#9BA00E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9BA00E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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