HEX atlas value

#B29324

#B29324 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 178, 147, 36, HSL 47, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.3046, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#B29324 Sample readable text

HEX #B29324

RGB rgb(178, 147, 36)

HSL hsl(47 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.3046

Contrast Black 7.09:1White 2.96:1

CSS

--color-b29324: #B29324;
.background-b29324 { background-color: #B29324; }
.text-b29324 { color: #B29324; }

Luminance0.3046

Black text7.09:1AA Pass

White text2.96:1AA 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":"#B29324","rgb":[178,147,36],"hsl":[47,66,42],"cmyk":[0,17,80,30],"luminance":0.3046,"contrast":{"black":7.09,"white":2.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCBF56","hex":"#DCBF56","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.63,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9A10D","hex":"#C9A10D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.59,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8AB224","hex":"#8AB224","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.47,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#2443B2","hex":"#2443B2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b29324.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2443B2","analogous":["#B24C24","#8AB224"],"triadic":["#24B293","#9324B2"],"tetradic":["#24B24C","#2443B2","#B2248A"],"splitComplementary":["#248AB2","#4C24B2"],"monochromatic":["#DCBF56","#B29324","#665415"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCBF56","dark":"#665415","saturated":"#C9A10D","desaturated":"#9A863C","pastel":"#D6C380","neon":"#FFC800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":35.63705936241092},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":35.63705936241092},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":35.84689665786984},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":35.84689665786984}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B29324

#B29324 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #B29324 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 178, 147, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.3046, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.09:1AA Pass

White text2.96:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B29324 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCBF56#000000 text · best 11.63:1#DCBF56

#C9A10D#000000 text · best 8.59:1#C9A10D

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#8AB224#000000 text · best 8.47:1#8AB224

#2443B2#FFFFFF text · best 8.33:1#2443B2

Generated Palette

#B29324#B29324

#2443B2#2443B2

#B24C24#B24C24

#8AB224#8AB224

#DCBF56#DCBF56

#665415#665415

Color Harmonies

#2443B2#2443B2

#B24C24#B24C24

#8AB224#8AB224

#24B293#24B293

#9324B2#9324B2

Variants

#DCBF56#DCBF56

#665415#665415

#C9A10D#C9A10D

#9A863C#9A863C

#D6C380#D6C380

#FFC800#FFC800

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#B29324

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B29324

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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