HEX atlas value

#B29A24

#B29A24 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 178, 154, 36, HSL 50, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.327, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#B29A24 Sample readable text

HEX #B29A24

RGB rgb(178, 154, 36)

HSL hsl(50 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.327

Contrast Black 7.54:1White 2.79:1

CSS

--color-b29a24: #B29A24;
.background-b29a24 { background-color: #B29A24; }
.text-b29a24 { color: #B29A24; }

Luminance0.327

Black text7.54:1AA Pass

White text2.79:1AA 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":"#B29A24","rgb":[178,154,36],"hsl":[50,66,42],"cmyk":[0,13,80,30],"luminance":0.327,"contrast":{"black":7.54,"white":2.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCC656","hex":"#DCC656","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9AA0D","hex":"#C9AA0D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.24,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#243CB2","hex":"#243CB2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b29a24.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/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#243CB2","analogous":["#B25424","#83B224"],"triadic":["#24B29A","#9A24B2"],"tetradic":["#24B254","#243CB2","#B22483"],"splitComplementary":["#2483B2","#5424B2"],"monochromatic":["#DCC656","#B29A24","#665815"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCC656","dark":"#665815","saturated":"#C9AA0D","desaturated":"#9A8B3C","pastel":"#D6C780","neon":"#FFD500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.449961479175904},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.449961479175904},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":32.57299494980466},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":38.379682124790975},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":40.66939881532551}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B29A24

#B29A24 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #B29A24 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 178, 154, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.327, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.54:1AA Pass

White text2.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B29A24 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCC656#000000 text · best 12.26:1#DCC656

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#C9AA0D#000000 text · best 9.24:1#C9AA0D

#243CB2#FFFFFF text · best 8.88:1#243CB2

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

Generated Palette

#B29A24#B29A24

#243CB2#243CB2

#B25424#B25424

#83B224#83B224

#DCC656#DCC656

#665815#665815

Color Harmonies

#243CB2#243CB2

#B25424#B25424

#83B224#83B224

#24B29A#24B29A

#9A24B2#9A24B2

Variants

#DCC656#DCC656

#665815#665815

#C9AA0D#C9AA0D

#9A8B3C#9A8B3C

#D6C780#D6C780

#FFD500#FFD500

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Bronze#CD7F32

#B29A24

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B29A24

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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