HEX atlas value

#B8C328

#B8C328 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 195, 40, HSL 64, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.4937, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#B8C328 Sample readable text

HEX #B8C328

RGB rgb(184, 195, 40)

HSL hsl(64 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.4937

Contrast Black 10.87:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-b8c328: #B8C328;
.background-b8c328 { background-color: #B8C328; }
.text-b8c328 { color: #B8C328; }

Luminance0.4937

Black text10.87:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA 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":"#B8C328","rgb":[184,195,40],"hsl":[64,66,46],"cmyk":[6,0,79,24],"luminance":0.4937,"contrast":{"black":10.87,"white":1.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8E067","hex":"#D8E067","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.78,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CFDD0E","hex":"#CFDD0E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Peridot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b8c328.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3228C3","analogous":["#C38028","#6BC328"],"triadic":["#28B8C3","#C328B8"],"tetradic":["#28C380","#3228C3","#C3286B"],"splitComplementary":["#286BC3","#8028C3"],"monochromatic":["#D8E067","#B8C328","#707718"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8E067","dark":"#707718","saturated":"#CFDD0E","desaturated":"#A2A942","pastel":"#D6DB8F","neon":"#EFFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":5.744562646538029},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.95451410656816},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":33.166247903554},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39.06404996924922}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8C328

#B8C328 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #B8C328 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 184, 195, and 40, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 66% saturation and 46% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.4937, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.87:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8C328 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8E067#000000 text · best 14.78:1#D8E067

#CFDD0E#000000 text · best 14:1#CFDD0E

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

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Generated Palette

#B8C328#B8C328

#3228C3#3228C3

#C38028#C38028

#6BC328#6BC328

#D8E067#D8E067

#707718#707718

Color Harmonies

#3228C3#3228C3

#C38028#C38028

#6BC328#6BC328

#28B8C3#28B8C3

#C328B8#C328B8

Variants

#D8E067#D8E067

#707718#707718

#CFDD0E#CFDD0E

#A2A942#A2A942

#D6DB8F#D6DB8F

#EFFF14#EFFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Old Gold#CFB53B

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Brass#B5A642

#B8C328

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8C328

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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