HEX atlas value

#B0BD42

#B0BD42 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 189, 66, HSL 66, 48%, 50%, has luminance 0.4602, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B0BD42 Sample readable text

HEX #B0BD42

RGB rgb(176, 189, 66)

HSL hsl(66 48% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 65, 26)

Luminance 0.4602

Contrast Black 10.2:1White 2.06:1

CSS

--color-b0bd42: #B0BD42;
.background-b0bd42 { background-color: #B0BD42; }
.text-b0bd42 { color: #B0BD42; }

Luminance0.4602

Black text10.2:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA 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":"#B0BD42","rgb":[176,189,66],"hsl":[66,48,50],"cmyk":[7,0,65,26],"luminance":0.4602,"contrast":{"black":10.2,"white":2.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDD586","hex":"#CDD586","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.46,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7D926","hex":"#C7D926","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.38,"contrastWhite":1.57,"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":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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/b0bd42.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/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4F42BD","analogous":["#BD8C42","#73BD42"],"triadic":["#42B0BD","#BD42B0"],"tetradic":["#42BD8C","#4F42BD","#BD4273"],"splitComplementary":["#4273BD","#8C42BD"],"monochromatic":["#CDD586","#B0BD42","#71792A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CDD586","dark":"#71792A","saturated":"#C7D926","desaturated":"#9AA15E","pastel":"#D0D4AA","neon":"#EAFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":31.559467676119},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.77193921634788}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B0BD42

#B0BD42 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B0BD42 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 176, 189, and 66, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 48% 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 0.4602, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.2:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B0BD42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDD586#000000 text · best 13.46:1#CDD586

#C7D926#000000 text · best 13.38:1#C7D926

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

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Generated Palette

#B0BD42#B0BD42

#4F42BD#4F42BD

#BD8C42#BD8C42

#73BD42#73BD42

#CDD586#CDD586

#71792A#71792A

Color Harmonies

#4F42BD#4F42BD

#BD8C42#BD8C42

#73BD42#73BD42

#42B0BD#42B0BD

#BD42B0#BD42B0

Variants

#CDD586#CDD586

#71792A#71792A

#C7D926#C7D926

#9AA15E#9AA15E

#D0D4AA#D0D4AA

#EAFF29#EAFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peridot#B4C424

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Old Gold#CFB53B

#B0BD42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B0BD42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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