HEX atlas value

#B8991E

#B8991E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 153, 30, HSL 48, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.3307, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#B8991E Sample readable text

HEX #B8991E

RGB rgb(184, 153, 30)

HSL hsl(48 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.3307

Contrast Black 7.61:1White 2.76:1

CSS

--color-b8991e: #B8991E;
.background-b8991e { background-color: #B8991E; }
.text-b8991e { color: #B8991E; }

Luminance0.3307

Black text7.61:1AA Pass

White text2.76:1AA 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":"#B8991E","rgb":[184,153,30],"hsl":[48,72,42],"cmyk":[0,17,84,28],"luminance":0.3307,"contrast":{"black":7.61,"white":2.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E2C550","hex":"#E2C550","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.34,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D0A806","hex":"#D0A806","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.29,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8AB81E","hex":"#8AB81E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.96,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1E3DB8","hex":"#1E3DB8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.7,"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/b8991e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1E3DB8","analogous":["#B84C1E","#8AB81E"],"triadic":["#1EB899","#991EB8"],"tetradic":["#1EB84C","#1E3DB8","#B81E8A"],"splitComplementary":["#1E8AB8","#4C1EB8"],"monochromatic":["#E2C550","#B8991E","#695811"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E2C550","dark":"#695811","saturated":"#D0A806","desaturated":"#A18B36","pastel":"#DBC87B","neon":"#FFCC00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":26.870057685088806},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":36.11094017053558},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":38.39270764090493},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":38.39270764090493},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":38.948684188300895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8991E

#B8991E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #B8991E is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 184, 153, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 72% saturation and 42% 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 0.3307, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.61:1AA Pass

White text2.76:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8991E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.61:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E2C550#000000 text · best 12.34:1#E2C550

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

#D0A806#000000 text · best 9.29:1#D0A806

#8AB81E#000000 text · best 8.96:1#8AB81E

#1E3DB8#FFFFFF text · best 8.7:1#1E3DB8

Generated Palette

#B8991E#B8991E

#1E3DB8#1E3DB8

#B84C1E#B84C1E

#8AB81E#8AB81E

#E2C550#E2C550

#695811#695811

Color Harmonies

#1E3DB8#1E3DB8

#B84C1E#B84C1E

#8AB81E#8AB81E

#1EB899#1EB899

#991EB8#991EB8

Variants

#E2C550#E2C550

#695811#695811

#D0A806#D0A806

#A18B36#A18B36

#DBC87B#DBC87B

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Bronze#CD7F32

#B8991E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8991E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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