HEX atlas value

#B8A11E

#B8A11E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 161, 30, HSL 51, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.3577, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#B8A11E Sample readable text

HEX #B8A11E

RGB rgb(184, 161, 30)

HSL hsl(51 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.3577

Contrast Black 8.15:1White 2.58:1

CSS

--color-b8a11e: #B8A11E;
.background-b8a11e { background-color: #B8A11E; }
.text-b8a11e { color: #B8A11E; }

Luminance0.3577

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA 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":"#B8A11E","rgb":[184,161,30],"hsl":[51,72,42],"cmyk":[0,13,84,28],"luminance":0.3577,"contrast":{"black":8.15,"white":2.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E2CC50","hex":"#E2CC50","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.99,"contrastWhite":1.62,"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":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D0B206","hex":"#D0B206","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.05,"contrastWhite":2.09,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Acid Green 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/b8a11e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1E35B8","analogous":["#B8541E","#82B81E"],"triadic":["#1EB8A1","#A11EB8"],"tetradic":["#1EB854","#1E35B8","#B81E82"],"splitComplementary":["#1E82B8","#541EB8"],"monochromatic":["#E2CC50","#B8A11E","#695C11"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E2CC50","dark":"#695C11","saturated":"#D0B206","desaturated":"#A19136","pastel":"#DBCC7B","neon":"#FFD900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":31.304951684997057},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":33.015148038438355},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":34.292856398964496},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":35.73513677041127},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":36.46916505762094}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8A11E

#B8A11E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #B8A11E is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 184, 161, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.3577, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8A11E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E2CC50#000000 text · best 12.99:1#E2CC50

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#D0B206#000000 text · best 10.05:1#D0B206

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#B8A11E#B8A11E

#1E35B8#1E35B8

#B8541E#B8541E

#82B81E#82B81E

#E2CC50#E2CC50

#695C11#695C11

Color Harmonies

#1E35B8#1E35B8

#B8541E#B8541E

#82B81E#82B81E

#1EB8A1#1EB8A1

#A11EB8#A11EB8

Variants

#E2CC50#E2CC50

#695C11#695C11

#D0B206#D0B206

#A19136#A19136

#DBCC7B#DBCC7B

#FFD900#FFD900

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

#B8A11E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8A11E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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