HEX atlas value

#B6C94A

#B6C94A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 182, 201, 74, HSL 69, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.5221, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B6C94A Sample readable text

HEX #B6C94A

RGB rgb(182, 201, 74)

HSL hsl(69 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.5221

Contrast Black 11.44:1White 1.84:1

CSS

--color-b6c94a: #B6C94A;
.background-b6c94a { background-color: #B6C94A; }
.text-b6c94a { color: #B6C94A; }

Luminance0.5221

Black text11.44:1AA Pass

White text1.84:1AA 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":"#B6C94A","rgb":[182,201,74],"hsl":[69,54,54],"cmyk":[9,0,63,21],"luminance":0.5221,"contrast":{"black":11.44,"white":1.84}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D3DE91","hex":"#D3DE91","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C8E331","hex":"#C8E331","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.49,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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":"#77C94A","hex":"#77C94A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.24,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Old Gold 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/b6c94a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5D4AC9","analogous":["#C99D4A","#77C94A"],"triadic":["#4AB6C9","#C94AB6"],"tetradic":["#4AC99D","#5D4AC9","#C94A77"],"splitComplementary":["#4A77C9","#9D4AC9"],"monochromatic":["#D3DE91","#B6C94A","#7F8D2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D3DE91","dark":"#7F8D2A","saturated":"#C8E331","desaturated":"#A4AF64","pastel":"#D8DEB5","neon":"#E2FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":35.35533905932738},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":35.91656999213594},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":35.91656999213594},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":37.094473981982816},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":38.23610858861032}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B6C94A

#B6C94A is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B6C94A is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 182, 201, and 74, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 54% saturation and 54% 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 0.5221, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.44:1AA Pass

White text1.84:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B6C94A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.84:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D3DE91#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D3DE91

#C8E331#000000 text · best 14.49:1#C8E331

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

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

#77C94A#000000 text · best 10.24:1#77C94A

Generated Palette

#B6C94A#B6C94A

#5D4AC9#5D4AC9

#C99D4A#C99D4A

#77C94A#77C94A

#D3DE91#D3DE91

#7F8D2A#7F8D2A

Color Harmonies

#5D4AC9#5D4AC9

#C99D4A#C99D4A

#77C94A#77C94A

#4AB6C9#4AB6C9

#C94AB6#C94AB6

Variants

#D3DE91#D3DE91

#7F8D2A#7F8D2A

#C8E331#C8E331

#A4AF64#A4AF64

#D8DEB5#D8DEB5

#E2FF3D#E2FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#B6C94A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B6C94A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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