HEX atlas value

#B4BA6D

#B4BA6D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 186, 109, HSL 65, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.4593, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B4BA6D Sample readable text

HEX #B4BA6D

RGB rgb(180, 186, 109)

HSL hsl(65 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 41, 27)

Luminance 0.4593

Contrast Black 10.19:1White 2.06:1

CSS

--color-b4ba6d: #B4BA6D;
.background-b4ba6d { background-color: #B4BA6D; }
.text-b4ba6d { color: #B4BA6D; }

Luminance0.4593

Black text10.19:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA 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":"#B4BA6D","rgb":[180,186,109],"hsl":[65,36,58],"cmyk":[3,0,41,27],"luminance":0.4593,"contrast":{"black":10.19,"white":2.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4D8AC","hex":"#D4D8AC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.22,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C8D256","hex":"#C8D256","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.81,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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/b4ba6d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#746DBA","analogous":["#BA9A6D","#8DBA6D"],"triadic":["#6DB4BA","#BA6DB4"],"tetradic":["#6DBA9A","#746DBA","#BA6D8D"],"splitComplementary":["#6D8DBA","#9A6DBA"],"monochromatic":["#D4D8AC","#B4BA6D","#858B41"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4D8AC","dark":"#858B41","saturated":"#C8D256","desaturated":"#A0A385","pastel":"#DBDDCB","neon":"#F1FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":19.672315572906},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":25.179356624028344}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B4BA6D

#B4BA6D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B4BA6D is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 180, 186, and 109, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 36% saturation and 58% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4593, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.19:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B4BA6D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4D8AC#000000 text · best 14.22:1#D4D8AC

#C8D256#000000 text · best 12.81:1#C8D256

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

#B4BA6D#B4BA6D

#746DBA#746DBA

#BA9A6D#BA9A6D

#8DBA6D#8DBA6D

#D4D8AC#D4D8AC

#858B41#858B41

Color Harmonies

#746DBA#746DBA

#BA9A6D#BA9A6D

#8DBA6D#8DBA6D

#6DB4BA#6DB4BA

#BA6DB4#BA6DB4

Variants

#D4D8AC#D4D8AC

#858B41#858B41

#C8D256#C8D256

#A0A385#A0A385

#DBDDCB#DBDDCB

#F1FF52#F1FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sandstone#C9AE74

#B4BA6D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B4BA6D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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