HEX atlas value

#B5AA87

#B5AA87 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sage Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 181, 170, 135, HSL 46, 24%, 62%, has luminance 0.4032, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#B5AA87 Sample readable text

HEX #B5AA87

RGB rgb(181, 170, 135)

HSL hsl(46 24% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 25, 29)

Luminance 0.4032

Contrast Black 9.06:1White 2.32:1

CSS

--color-b5aa87: #B5AA87;
.background-b5aa87 { background-color: #B5AA87; }
.text-b5aa87 { color: #B5AA87; }

Luminance0.4032

Black text9.06:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA 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":"#B5AA87","rgb":[181,170,135],"hsl":[46,24,62],"cmyk":[0,6,25,29],"luminance":0.4032,"contrast":{"black":9.06,"white":2.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8D3C0","hex":"#D8D3C0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CBB672","hex":"#CBB672","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2,"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"]},{"name":"#A9B587","hex":"#A9B587","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.65,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Sage Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b5aa87.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8792B5","analogous":["#B59387","#A9B587"],"triadic":["#87B5AB","#AB87B5"],"tetradic":["#87B593","#8792B5","#B587A9"],"splitComplementary":["#87A9B5","#9387B5"],"monochromatic":["#D8D3C0","#B5AA87","#8B7F55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8D3C0","dark":"#8B7F55","saturated":"#CBB672","desaturated":"#A09F9C","pastel":"#E1DFDB","neon":"#FFDB66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":3.7416573867739413},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":16.792855623746664},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":16.792855623746664},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":19.131126469708992}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B5AA87

#B5AA87 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B5AA87 is visually closest to Sage Gray, a named yellow color with HEX #B2AC88.

The RGB channels are 181, 170, and 135, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 24% saturation and 62% 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 0.4032, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 3.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.06:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B5AA87 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8D3C0#000000 text · best 14:1#D8D3C0

#CBB672#000000 text · best 10.47:1#CBB672

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

#A9B587#000000 text · best 9.65:1#A9B587

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

Generated Palette

#B5AA87#B5AA87

#8792B5#8792B5

#B59387#B59387

#A9B587#A9B587

#D8D3C0#D8D3C0

#8B7F55#8B7F55

Color Harmonies

#8792B5#8792B5

#B59387#B59387

#A9B587#A9B587

#87B5AB#87B5AB

#AB87B5#AB87B5

Variants

#D8D3C0#D8D3C0

#8B7F55#8B7F55

#CBB672#CBB672

#A09F9C#A09F9C

#E1DFDB#E1DFDB

#FFDB66#FFDB66

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Greige#B0A999

Mushroom#B7A99A

#B5AA87

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B5AA87

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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