HEX atlas value

#A6B81E

#A6B81E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 184, 30, HSL 67, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.4248, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#A6B81E Sample readable text

HEX #A6B81E

RGB rgb(166, 184, 30)

HSL hsl(67 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.4248

Contrast Black 9.5:1White 2.21:1

CSS

--color-a6b81e: #A6B81E;
.background-a6b81e { background-color: #A6B81E; }
.text-a6b81e { color: #A6B81E; }

Luminance0.4248

Black text9.5:1AA Pass

White text2.21:1AA 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":"#A6B81E","rgb":[166,184,30],"hsl":[67,72,42],"cmyk":[10,0,84,28],"luminance":0.4248,"contrast":{"black":9.5,"white":2.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1E250","hex":"#D1E250","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.71,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B8D006","hex":"#B8D006","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.06,"contrastWhite":1.74,"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":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#301EB8","hex":"#301EB8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2,"contrastWhite":10.48,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Acid Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a6b81e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#301EB8","analogous":["#B87D1E","#59B81E"],"triadic":["#1EA6B8","#B81EA6"],"tetradic":["#1EB87D","#301EB8","#B81E59"],"splitComplementary":["#1E59B8","#7D1EB8"],"monochromatic":["#D1E250","#A6B81E","#5F6911"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D1E250","dark":"#5F6911","saturated":"#B8D006","desaturated":"#94A136","pastel":"#D0DB7B","neon":"#E1FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":12.84523257866513},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":19.390719429665317},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":31.38470965295043},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":42.95346318982906},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":42.95346318982906}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A6B81E

#A6B81E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #A6B81E is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 166, 184, and 30, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 72% saturation and 42% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4248, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.5:1AA Pass

White text2.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A6B81E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1E250#000000 text · best 14.71:1#D1E250

#B8D006#000000 text · best 12.06:1#B8D006

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

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

#301EB8#FFFFFF text · best 10.48:1#301EB8

Generated Palette

#A6B81E#A6B81E

#301EB8#301EB8

#B87D1E#B87D1E

#59B81E#59B81E

#D1E250#D1E250

#5F6911#5F6911

Color Harmonies

#301EB8#301EB8

#B87D1E#B87D1E

#59B81E#59B81E

#1EA6B8#1EA6B8

#B81EA6#B81EA6

Variants

#D1E250#D1E250

#5F6911#5F6911

#B8D006#B8D006

#94A136#94A136

#D0DB7B#D0DB7B

#E1FF00#E1FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#A6B81E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A6B81E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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