HEX atlas value

#B0B587

#B0B587 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sage Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 181, 135, HSL 67, 24%, 62%, has luminance 0.4403, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#B0B587 Sample readable text

HEX #B0B587

RGB rgb(176, 181, 135)

HSL hsl(67 24% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 25, 29)

Luminance 0.4403

Contrast Black 9.81:1White 2.14:1

CSS

--color-b0b587: #B0B587;
.background-b0b587 { background-color: #B0B587; }
.text-b0b587 { color: #B0B587; }

Luminance0.4403

Black text9.81:1AA Pass

White text2.14:1AA 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":"#B0B587","rgb":[176,181,135],"hsl":[67,24,62],"cmyk":[3,0,25,29],"luminance":0.4403,"contrast":{"black":9.81,"white":2.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5D8C0","hex":"#D5D8C0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.41,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C0CB72","hex":"#C0CB72","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"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":"#99B587","hex":"#99B587","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.31,"contrastWhite":2.25,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b0b587.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8C87B5","analogous":["#B5A487","#99B587"],"triadic":["#87B0B5","#B587B0"],"tetradic":["#87B5A4","#8C87B5","#B58799"],"splitComplementary":["#8799B5","#A487B5"],"monochromatic":["#D5D8C0","#B0B587","#858B55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5D8C0","dark":"#858B55","saturated":"#C0CB72","desaturated":"#A0A09C","pastel":"#E0E1DB","neon":"#EDFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.544820285692065},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.544820285692065},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":20.904544960366874}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B0B587

#B0B587 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B0B587 is visually closest to Sage Gray, a named yellow color with HEX #B2AC88.

The RGB channels are 176, 181, and 135, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 24% 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 0.4403, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.81:1AA Pass

White text2.14:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B0B587 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.81:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5D8C0#000000 text · best 14.41:1#D5D8C0

#C0CB72#000000 text · best 12.03:1#C0CB72

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

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

#99B587#000000 text · best 9.31:1#99B587

Generated Palette

#B0B587#B0B587

#8C87B5#8C87B5

#B5A487#B5A487

#99B587#99B587

#D5D8C0#D5D8C0

#858B55#858B55

Color Harmonies

#8C87B5#8C87B5

#B5A487#B5A487

#99B587#99B587

#87B0B5#87B0B5

#B587B0#B587B0

Variants

#D5D8C0#D5D8C0

#858B55#858B55

#C0CB72#C0CB72

#A0A09C#A0A09C

#E0E1DB#E0E1DB

#EDFF66#EDFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Willow Green#A8B88F

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sage Green#9CAF88

#B0B587

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B0B587

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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