HEX atlas value

#B88D0A

#B88D0A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 141, 10, HSL 45, 90%, 38%, has luminance 0.2926, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#B88D0A Sample readable text

HEX #B88D0A

RGB rgb(184, 141, 10)

HSL hsl(45 90% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 95, 28)

Luminance 0.2926

Contrast Black 6.85:1White 3.06:1

CSS

--color-b88d0a: #B88D0A;
.background-b88d0a { background-color: #B88D0A; }
.text-b88d0a { color: #B88D0A; }

Luminance0.2926

Black text6.85:1AA Pass

White text3.06:1AA 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":"#B88D0A","rgb":[184,141,10],"hsl":[45,90,38],"cmyk":[0,23,95,28],"luminance":0.2926,"contrast":{"black":6.85,"white":3.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4C12A","hex":"#F4C12A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.51,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0A35B8","hex":"#0A35B8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.21,"contrastWhite":9.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8DB80A","hex":"#8DB80A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.99,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#614A05","hex":"#614A05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.49,"contrastWhite":8.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b88d0a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0A35B8","analogous":["#B8350A","#8DB80A"],"triadic":["#0AB88D","#8D0AB8"],"tetradic":["#0AB835","#0A35B8","#B80A8D"],"splitComplementary":["#0A8DB8","#350AB8"],"monochromatic":["#F4C12A","#B88D0A","#614A05"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4C12A","dark":"#614A05","saturated":"#C29100","desaturated":"#A3821F","pastel":"#E7C45A","neon":"#EBB000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":38.2099463490856},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":47.07440918375928},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":47.29693436154187},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":48.54894437575342}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B88D0A

#B88D0A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #B88D0A is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 184, 141, and 10, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 90% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2926, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.85:1AA Pass

White text3.06:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B88D0A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.85:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4C12A#000000 text · best 12.51:1#F4C12A

#0A35B8#FFFFFF text · best 9.49:1#0A35B8

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

#8DB80A#000000 text · best 8.99:1#8DB80A

#614A05#FFFFFF text · best 8.43:1#614A05

Generated Palette

#B88D0A#B88D0A

#0A35B8#0A35B8

#B8350A#B8350A

#8DB80A#8DB80A

#F4C12A#F4C12A

#614A05#614A05

Color Harmonies

#0A35B8#0A35B8

#B8350A#B8350A

#8DB80A#8DB80A

#0AB88D#0AB88D

#8D0AB8#8D0AB8

Variants

#F4C12A#F4C12A

#614A05#614A05

#C29100#C29100

#A3821F#A3821F

#E7C45A#E7C45A

#EBB000#EBB000

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Goldenrod#DAA520

Bronze#CD7F32

Copper#B87333

#B88D0A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B88D0A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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