HEX atlas value

#B8AE1E

#B8AE1E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 174, 30, HSL 56, 72%, 42%, has luminance 0.4056, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#B8AE1E Sample readable text

HEX #B8AE1E

RGB rgb(184, 174, 30)

HSL hsl(56 72% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 84, 28)

Luminance 0.4056

Contrast Black 9.11:1White 2.3:1

CSS

--color-b8ae1e: #B8AE1E;
.background-b8ae1e { background-color: #B8AE1E; }
.text-b8ae1e { color: #B8AE1E; }

Luminance0.4056

Black text9.11:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA 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":"#B8AE1E","rgb":[184,174,30],"hsl":[56,72,42],"cmyk":[0,5,84,28],"luminance":0.4056,"contrast":{"black":9.11,"white":2.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E2D950","hex":"#E2D950","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.27,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D0C206","hex":"#D0C206","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.4,"contrastWhite":1.84,"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":"#1E28B8","hex":"#1E28B8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.05,"contrastWhite":10.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

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/b8ae1e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1E28B8","analogous":["#B8611E","#75B81E"],"triadic":["#1EB8AE","#AE1EB8"],"tetradic":["#1EB861","#1E28B8","#B81E75"],"splitComplementary":["#1E75B8","#611EB8"],"monochromatic":["#E2D950","#B8AE1E","#696311"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E2D950","dark":"#696311","saturated":"#D0C206","desaturated":"#A19A36","pastel":"#DBD47B","neon":"#FFEE00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":23.15167380558045},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":35.22782990761707},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":37},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":37}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8AE1E

#B8AE1E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #B8AE1E is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 184, 174, and 30, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.4056, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.11:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8AE1E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E2D950#000000 text · best 14.27:1#E2D950

#D0C206#000000 text · best 11.4:1#D0C206

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

#1E28B8#FFFFFF text · best 10.24:1#1E28B8

Generated Palette

#B8AE1E#B8AE1E

#1E28B8#1E28B8

#B8611E#B8611E

#75B81E#75B81E

#E2D950#E2D950

#696311#696311

Color Harmonies

#1E28B8#1E28B8

#B8611E#B8611E

#75B81E#75B81E

#1EB8AE#1EB8AE

#AE1EB8#AE1EB8

Variants

#E2D950#E2D950

#696311#696311

#D0C206#D0C206

#A19A36#A19A36

#DBD47B#DBD47B

#FFEE00#FFEE00

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Goldenrod#DAA520

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#B8AE1E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8AE1E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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