HEX atlas value

#B0B54A

#B0B54A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 181, 74, HSL 63, 42%, 50%, has luminance 0.4277, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B0B54A Sample readable text

HEX #B0B54A

RGB rgb(176, 181, 74)

HSL hsl(63 42% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 59, 29)

Luminance 0.4277

Contrast Black 9.55:1White 2.2:1

CSS

--color-b0b54a: #B0B54A;
.background-b0b54a { background-color: #B0B54A; }
.text-b0b54a { color: #B0B54A; }

Luminance0.4277

Black text9.55:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA 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":"#B0B54A","rgb":[176,181,74],"hsl":[63,42,50],"cmyk":[3,0,59,29],"luminance":0.4277,"contrast":{"black":9.55,"white":2.2}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CCD08B","hex":"#CCD08B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.96,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9D12E","hex":"#C9D12E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.64,"contrastWhite":1.66,"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":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b0b54a.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/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4F4AB5","analogous":["#B5854A","#7AB54A"],"triadic":["#4AB0B5","#B54AB0"],"tetradic":["#4AB585","#4F4AB5","#B54A7A"],"splitComplementary":["#4A7AB5","#854AB5"],"monochromatic":["#CCD08B","#B0B54A","#70742F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CCD08B","dark":"#70742F","saturated":"#C9D12E","desaturated":"#969966","pastel":"#CFD0AE","neon":"#F4FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":34.438350715445125},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":35.52463933666322},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":40.44749683231337}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B0B54A

#B0B54A is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B0B54A is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 176, 181, and 74, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 42% saturation and 50% 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 0.4277, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.55:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B0B54A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CCD08B#000000 text · best 12.96:1#CCD08B

#C9D12E#000000 text · best 12.64:1#C9D12E

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

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Generated Palette

#B0B54A#B0B54A

#4F4AB5#4F4AB5

#B5854A#B5854A

#7AB54A#7AB54A

#CCD08B#CCD08B

#70742F#70742F

Color Harmonies

#4F4AB5#4F4AB5

#B5854A#B5854A

#7AB54A#7AB54A

#4AB0B5#4AB0B5

#B54AB0#B54AB0

Variants

#CCD08B#CCD08B

#70742F#70742F

#C9D12E#C9D12E

#969966#969966

#CFD0AE#CFD0AE

#F4FF29#F4FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Old Gold#CFB53B

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#B0B54A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B0B54A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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