HEX atlas value

#A9AB2B

#A9AB2B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 171, 43, HSL 61, 60%, 42%, has luminance 0.3774, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#A9AB2B Sample readable text

HEX #A9AB2B

RGB rgb(169, 171, 43)

HSL hsl(61 60% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 75, 33)

Luminance 0.3774

Contrast Black 8.55:1White 2.46:1

CSS

--color-a9ab2b: #A9AB2B;
.background-a9ab2b { background-color: #A9AB2B; }
.text-a9ab2b { color: #A9AB2B; }

Luminance0.3774

Black text8.55:1AA Pass

White text2.46:1AA 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":"#A9AB2B","rgb":[169,171,43],"hsl":[61,60,42],"cmyk":[1,0,75,33],"luminance":0.3774,"contrast":{"black":8.55,"white":2.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4D65C","hex":"#D4D65C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"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":"#C0C313","hex":"#C0C313","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.06,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a9ab2b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D2BAB","analogous":["#AB6D2B","#69AB2B"],"triadic":["#2BA9AB","#AB2BA9"],"tetradic":["#2BAB6D","#2D2BAB","#AB2B69"],"splitComplementary":["#2B69AB","#6D2BAB"],"monochromatic":["#D4D65C","#A9AB2B","#616218"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4D65C","dark":"#616218","saturated":"#C0C313","desaturated":"#929442","pastel":"#CFD185","neon":"#FBFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":26.419689627245813},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":26.419689627245813},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":27.16615541441225},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":28.19574435974337},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":37.815340802378074}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9AB2B

#A9AB2B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #A9AB2B is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 169, 171, and 43, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 60% saturation and 42% 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 0.3774, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.55:1AA Pass

White text2.46:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9AB2B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4D65C#000000 text · best 13.57:1#D4D65C

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

#C0C313#000000 text · best 11.06:1#C0C313

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Generated Palette

#A9AB2B#A9AB2B

#2D2BAB#2D2BAB

#AB6D2B#AB6D2B

#69AB2B#69AB2B

#D4D65C#D4D65C

#616218#616218

Color Harmonies

#2D2BAB#2D2BAB

#AB6D2B#AB6D2B

#69AB2B#69AB2B

#2BA9AB#2BA9AB

#AB2BA9#AB2BA9

Variants

#D4D65C#D4D65C

#616218#616218

#C0C313#C0C313

#929442#929442

#CFD185#CFD185

#FBFF00#FBFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#A9AB2B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9AB2B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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