HEX atlas value

#B2B474

#B2B474 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 178, 180, 116, HSL 62, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.4337, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B2B474 Sample readable text

HEX #B2B474

RGB rgb(178, 180, 116)

HSL hsl(62 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 36, 29)

Luminance 0.4337

Contrast Black 9.67:1White 2.17:1

CSS

--color-b2b474: #B2B474;
.background-b2b474 { background-color: #B2B474; }
.text-b2b474 { color: #B2B474; }

Luminance0.4337

Black text9.67:1AA Pass

White text2.17:1AA 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":"#B2B474","rgb":[178,180,116],"hsl":[62,30,58],"cmyk":[1,0,36,29],"luminance":0.4337,"contrast":{"black":9.67,"white":2.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D3D4AF","hex":"#D3D4AF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.81,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C8CC5C","hex":"#C8CC5C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.25,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Khaki 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/b2b474.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7674B4","analogous":["#B49674","#92B474"],"triadic":["#74B2B4","#B474B2"],"tetradic":["#74B496","#7674B4","#B47492"],"splitComplementary":["#7492B4","#9674B4"],"monochromatic":["#D3D4AF","#B2B474","#838547"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D3D4AF","dark":"#838547","saturated":"#C8CC5C","desaturated":"#9C9C8B","pastel":"#DADACD","neon":"#F9FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":14.52583904633395},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":21.540659228538015},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":21.863211109075447}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B2B474

#B2B474 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B2B474 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 178, 180, and 116, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 30% saturation and 58% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4337, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.67:1AA Pass

White text2.17:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B2B474 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D3D4AF#000000 text · best 13.81:1#D3D4AF

#C8CC5C#000000 text · best 12.25:1#C8CC5C

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Generated Palette

#B2B474#B2B474

#7674B4#7674B4

#B49674#B49674

#92B474#92B474

#D3D4AF#D3D4AF

#838547#838547

Color Harmonies

#7674B4#7674B4

#B49674#B49674

#92B474#92B474

#74B2B4#74B2B4

#B474B2#B474B2

Variants

#D3D4AF#D3D4AF

#838547#838547

#C8CC5C#C8CC5C

#9C9C8B#9C9C8B

#DADACD#DADACD

#F9FF52#F9FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Bamboo#C7B56E

#B2B474

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B2B474

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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