HEX atlas value

#B5A236

#B5A236 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 162, 54, HSL 51, 54%, 46%, has luminance 0.3593, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B5A236 Sample readable text

HEX #B5A236

RGB rgb(181, 162, 54)

HSL hsl(51 54% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 70, 29)

Luminance 0.3593

Contrast Black 8.19:1White 2.57:1

CSS

--color-b5a236: #B5A236;
.background-b5a236 { background-color: #B5A236; }
.text-b5a236 { color: #B5A236; }

Luminance0.3593

Black text8.19:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA 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":"#B5A236","rgb":[181,162,54],"hsl":[51,54,46],"cmyk":[0,10,70,29],"luminance":0.3593,"contrast":{"black":8.19,"white":2.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5C672","hex":"#D5C672","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.15,"contrastWhite":1.73,"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":"#CEB41C","hex":"#CEB41C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.17,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#88B536","hex":"#88B536","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.71,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b5a236.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/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3649B5","analogous":["#B56236","#88B536"],"triadic":["#36B5A2","#A236B5"],"tetradic":["#36B562","#3649B5","#B53688"],"splitComplementary":["#3688B5","#6236B5"],"monochromatic":["#D5C672","#B5A236","#6E6221"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5C672","dark":"#6E6221","saturated":"#CEB41C","desaturated":"#9B9050","pastel":"#D2C998","neon":"#FFDC14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":12.649110640673518},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":12.649110640673518},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":38.48376280978771},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":38.704004960727254}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B5A236

#B5A236 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B5A236 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 181, 162, and 54, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 54% saturation and 46% 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 0.3593, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.19:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B5A236 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5C672#000000 text · best 12.15:1#D5C672

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

#CEB41C#000000 text · best 10.17:1#CEB41C

#88B536#000000 text · best 8.71:1#88B536

Generated Palette

#B5A236#B5A236

#3649B5#3649B5

#B56236#B56236

#88B536#88B536

#D5C672#D5C672

#6E6221#6E6221

Color Harmonies

#3649B5#3649B5

#B56236#B56236

#88B536#88B536

#36B5A2#36B5A2

#A236B5#A236B5

Variants

#D5C672#D5C672

#6E6221#6E6221

#CEB41C#CEB41C

#9B9050#9B9050

#D2C998#D2C998

#FFDC14#FFDC14

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peridot#B4C424

Peru#CD853F

#B5A236

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B5A236

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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