HEX atlas value

#B2AB24

#B2AB24 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 178, 171, 36, HSL 57, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.3872, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#B2AB24 Sample readable text

HEX #B2AB24

RGB rgb(178, 171, 36)

HSL hsl(57 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.3872

Contrast Black 8.74:1White 2.4:1

CSS

--color-b2ab24: #B2AB24;
.background-b2ab24 { background-color: #B2AB24; }
.text-b2ab24 { color: #B2AB24; }

Luminance0.3872

Black text8.74:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA 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":"#B2AB24","rgb":[178,171,36],"hsl":[57,66,42],"cmyk":[0,4,80,30],"luminance":0.3872,"contrast":{"black":8.74,"white":2.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCD656","hex":"#DCD656","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C9C00D","hex":"#C9C00D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.03,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Acid Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b2ab24.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#242BB2","analogous":["#B26424","#72B224"],"triadic":["#24B2AB","#AB24B2"],"tetradic":["#24B264","#242BB2","#B22472"],"splitComplementary":["#2472B2","#6424B2"],"monochromatic":["#DCD656","#B2AB24","#666215"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCD656","dark":"#666215","saturated":"#C9C00D","desaturated":"#9A963C","pastel":"#D6D180","neon":"#FFF200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":22.44994432064365},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.56141357987225},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.56141357987225},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":38.34057902536163}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B2AB24

#B2AB24 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #B2AB24 is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 178, 171, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.3872, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.74:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B2AB24 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCD656#000000 text · best 13.8:1#DCD656

#C9C00D#000000 text · best 11.03:1#C9C00D

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

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

Generated Palette

#B2AB24#B2AB24

#242BB2#242BB2

#B26424#B26424

#72B224#72B224

#DCD656#DCD656

#666215#666215

Color Harmonies

#242BB2#242BB2

#B26424#B26424

#72B224#72B224

#24B2AB#24B2AB

#AB24B2#AB24B2

Variants

#DCD656#DCD656

#666215#666215

#C9C00D#C9C00D

#9A963C#9A963C

#D6D180#D6D180

#FFF200#FFF200

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Old Gold#CFB53B

#B2AB24

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B2AB24

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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