HEX atlas value

#B8C94A

#B8C94A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 201, 74, HSL 68, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.5246, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B8C94A Sample readable text

HEX #B8C94A

RGB rgb(184, 201, 74)

HSL hsl(68 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.5246

Contrast Black 11.49:1White 1.83:1

CSS

--color-b8c94a: #B8C94A;
.background-b8c94a { background-color: #B8C94A; }
.text-b8c94a { color: #B8C94A; }

Luminance0.5246

Black text11.49:1AA Pass

White text1.83:1AA 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":"#B8C94A","rgb":[184,201,74],"hsl":[68,54,54],"cmyk":[8,0,63,21],"luminance":0.5246,"contrast":{"black":11.49,"white":1.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4DE91","hex":"#D4DE91","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.66,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CBE331","hex":"#CBE331","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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"]},{"name":"#79C94A","hex":"#79C94A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.27,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b8c94a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5B4AC9","analogous":["#C99B4A","#79C94A"],"triadic":["#4AB8C9","#C94AB8"],"tetradic":["#4AC99B","#5B4AC9","#C94A79"],"splitComplementary":["#4A79C9","#9B4AC9"],"monochromatic":["#D4DE91","#B8C94A","#808D2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4DE91","dark":"#808D2A","saturated":"#CBE331","desaturated":"#A5AF64","pastel":"#D9DEB5","neon":"#E5FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":36.02776706930364},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":36.02776706930364},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":37.92097045171708},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":38.535697735995385}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8C94A

#B8C94A is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B8C94A is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 184, 201, and 74, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 54% saturation and 54% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5246, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.49:1AA Pass

White text1.83:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8C94A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4DE91#000000 text · best 14.66:1#D4DE91

#CBE331#000000 text · best 14.57:1#CBE331

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

#79C94A#000000 text · best 10.27:1#79C94A

Generated Palette

#B8C94A#B8C94A

#5B4AC9#5B4AC9

#C99B4A#C99B4A

#79C94A#79C94A

#D4DE91#D4DE91

#808D2A#808D2A

Color Harmonies

#5B4AC9#5B4AC9

#C99B4A#C99B4A

#79C94A#79C94A

#4AB8C9#4AB8C9

#C94AB8#C94AB8

Variants

#D4DE91#D4DE91

#808D2A#808D2A

#CBE331#CBE331

#A5AF64#A5AF64

#D9DEB5#D9DEB5

#E5FF3D#E5FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Peridot#B4C424

#B8C94A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8C94A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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