HEX atlas value

#ADB224

#ADB224 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 178, 36, HSL 62, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.4085, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#ADB224 Sample readable text

HEX #ADB224

RGB rgb(173, 178, 36)

HSL hsl(62 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.4085

Contrast Black 9.17:1White 2.29:1

CSS

--color-adb224: #ADB224;
.background-adb224 { background-color: #ADB224; }
.text-adb224 { color: #ADB224; }

Luminance0.4085

Black text9.17:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA 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":"#ADB224","rgb":[173,178,36],"hsl":[62,66,42],"cmyk":[3,0,80,30],"luminance":0.4085,"contrast":{"black":9.17,"white":2.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8DC56","hex":"#D8DC56","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.29,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C3C90D","hex":"#C3C90D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.68,"contrastWhite":1.8,"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":"#2924B2","hex":"#2924B2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.99,"contrastWhite":10.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

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/adb224.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/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2924B2","analogous":["#B27024","#66B224"],"triadic":["#24ADB2","#B224AD"],"tetradic":["#24B270","#2924B2","#B22466"],"splitComplementary":["#2466B2","#7024B2"],"monochromatic":["#D8DC56","#ADB224","#636615"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8DC56","dark":"#636615","saturated":"#C3C90D","desaturated":"#979A3C","pastel":"#D3D680","neon":"#F6FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":19.313207915827967},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.28663395418648},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.28663395418648},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":35.86084215408221}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ADB224

#ADB224 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #ADB224 is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 173, 178, and 36, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 66% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.4085, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.17:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ADB224 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8DC56#000000 text · best 14.29:1#D8DC56

#C3C90D#000000 text · best 11.68:1#C3C90D

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

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

#2924B2#FFFFFF text · best 10.55:1#2924B2

Generated Palette

#ADB224#ADB224

#2924B2#2924B2

#B27024#B27024

#66B224#66B224

#D8DC56#D8DC56

#636615#636615

Color Harmonies

#2924B2#2924B2

#B27024#B27024

#66B224#66B224

#24ADB2#24ADB2

#B224AD#B224AD

Variants

#D8DC56#D8DC56

#636615#636615

#C3C90D#C3C90D

#979A3C#979A3C

#D3D680#D3D680

#F6FF00#F6FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#ADB224

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ADB224

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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