HEX atlas value

#B0AB8D

#B0AB8D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sage Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 171, 141, HSL 51, 18%, 62%, has luminance 0.4028, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#B0AB8D Sample readable text

HEX #B0AB8D

RGB rgb(176, 171, 141)

HSL hsl(51 18% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 20, 31)

Luminance 0.4028

Contrast Black 9.06:1White 2.32:1

CSS

--color-b0ab8d: #B0AB8D;
.background-b0ab8d { background-color: #B0AB8D; }
.text-b0ab8d { color: #B0AB8D; }

Luminance0.4028

Black text9.06:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA 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":"#B0AB8D","rgb":[176,171,141],"hsl":[51,18,62],"cmyk":[0,3,20,31],"luminance":0.4028,"contrast":{"black":9.06,"white":2.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5D2C3","hex":"#D5D2C3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.84,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5B977","hex":"#C5B977","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.58,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A3B08D","hex":"#A3B08D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Sage Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b0ab8d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8D92B0","analogous":["#B0998D","#A3B08D"],"triadic":["#8DB0AA","#AA8DB0"],"tetradic":["#8DB099","#8D92B0","#B08DA3"],"splitComplementary":["#8DA3B0","#998DB0"],"monochromatic":["#D5D2C3","#B0AB8D","#847E5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5D2C3","dark":"#847E5C","saturated":"#C5B977","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DFDFDD","neon":"#FFE866"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":5.477225575051661},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":12.165525060596439},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":15.394804318340652}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B0AB8D

#B0AB8D is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B0AB8D is visually closest to Sage Gray, a named yellow color with HEX #B2AC88.

The RGB channels are 176, 171, and 141, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 18% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4028, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.06:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B0AB8D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5D2C3#000000 text · best 13.84:1#D5D2C3

#C5B977#000000 text · best 10.58:1#C5B977

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

#A3B08D#000000 text · best 9.15:1#A3B08D

Generated Palette

#B0AB8D#B0AB8D

#8D92B0#8D92B0

#B0998D#B0998D

#A3B08D#A3B08D

#D5D2C3#D5D2C3

#847E5C#847E5C

Color Harmonies

#8D92B0#8D92B0

#B0998D#B0998D

#A3B08D#A3B08D

#8DB0AA#8DB0AA

#AA8DB0#AA8DB0

Variants

#D5D2C3#D5D2C3

#847E5C#847E5C

#C5B977#C5B977

#9E9E9E#9E9E9E

#DFDFDD#DFDFDD

#FFE866#FFE866

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Greige#B0A999

Cement#A5A391

Mushroom#B7A99A

Willow Green#A8B88F

#B0AB8D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B0AB8D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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