HEX atlas value

#B4B899

#B4B899 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 184, 153, HSL 68, 18%, 66%, has luminance 0.4628, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#B4B899 Sample readable text

HEX #B4B899

RGB rgb(180, 184, 153)

HSL hsl(68 18% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 17, 28)

Luminance 0.4628

Contrast Black 10.26:1White 2.05:1

CSS

--color-b4b899: #B4B899;
.background-b4b899 { background-color: #B4B899; }
.text-b4b899 { color: #B4B899; }

Luminance0.4628

Black text10.26:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA 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":"#B4B899","rgb":[180,184,153],"hsl":[68,18,66],"cmyk":[2,0,17,28],"luminance":0.4628,"contrast":{"black":10.26,"white":2.05}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCDECF","hex":"#DCDECF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.39,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C2CB86","hex":"#C2CB86","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.18,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.2,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A4B899","hex":"#A4B899","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.89,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Laurel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b4b899.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9D99B8","analogous":["#B8AC99","#A4B899"],"triadic":["#99B4B8","#B899B4"],"tetradic":["#99B8AC","#9D99B8","#B899A4"],"splitComplementary":["#99A4B8","#AC99B8"],"monochromatic":["#DCDECF","#B4B899","#8B9064"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DCDECF","dark":"#8B9064","saturated":"#C2CB86","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E9E9E7","neon":"#EDFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":15.329709716755891},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":15.524174696260024},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":15.620499351813308},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":20.904544960366874}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B4B899

#B4B899 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B4B899 is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 180, 184, and 153, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 18% saturation and 66% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4628, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.26:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B4B899 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCDECF#000000 text · best 15.39:1#DCDECF

#C2CB86#000000 text · best 12.18:1#C2CB86

Laurel Green#000000 text · best 10.2:1#A9BA9D

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

#A4B899#000000 text · best 9.89:1#A4B899

Generated Palette

#B4B899#B4B899

#9D99B8#9D99B8

#B8AC99#B8AC99

#A4B899#A4B899

#DCDECF#DCDECF

#8B9064#8B9064

Color Harmonies

#9D99B8#9D99B8

#B8AC99#B8AC99

#A4B899#A4B899

#99B4B8#99B4B8

#B899B4#B899B4

Variants

#DCDECF#DCDECF

#8B9064#8B9064

#C2CB86#C2CB86

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E9E9E7#E9E9E7

#EDFF7A#EDFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Willow Green#A8B88F

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#B4B899

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B4B899

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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