HEX atlas value

#B8CE97

#B8CE97 is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 206, 151, HSL 84, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.5657, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B8CE97 Sample readable text

HEX #B8CE97

RGB rgb(184, 206, 151)

HSL hsl(84 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.5657

Contrast Black 12.31:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-b8ce97: #B8CE97;
.background-b8ce97 { background-color: #B8CE97; }
.text-b8ce97 { color: #B8CE97; }

Luminance0.5657

Black text12.31:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#B8CE97","rgb":[184,206,151],"hsl":[84,36,70],"cmyk":[11,0,27,19],"luminance":0.5657,"contrast":{"black":12.31,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3EBD5","hex":"#E3EBD5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.11,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BBDF86","hex":"#BBDF86","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.01,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CEC997","hex":"#CEC997","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.43,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9CCE97","hex":"#9CCE97","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.69,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Laurel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b8ce97.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AD97CE","analogous":["#CEC997","#9CCE97"],"triadic":["#97B8CE","#CE97B8"],"tetradic":["#97CEC9","#AD97CE","#CE979C"],"splitComplementary":["#979CCE","#C997CE"],"monochromatic":["#E3EBD5","#B8CE97","#8DB159"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3EBD5","dark":"#8DB159","saturated":"#BBDF86","desaturated":"#B5BDA8","pastel":"#F3F5F0","neon":"#D2FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":28.35489375751565},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":32.264531609803356},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":32.87856444554719}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8CE97

#B8CE97 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B8CE97 is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 184, 206, and 151, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 36% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5657, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.31:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8CE97 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3EBD5#000000 text · best 17.11:1#E3EBD5

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#BBDF86#000000 text · best 14.01:1#BBDF86

#CEC997#000000 text · best 12.43:1#CEC997

#9CCE97#000000 text · best 11.69:1#9CCE97

Generated Palette

#B8CE97#B8CE97

#AD97CE#AD97CE

#CEC997#CEC997

#9CCE97#9CCE97

#E3EBD5#E3EBD5

#8DB159#8DB159

Color Harmonies

#AD97CE#AD97CE

#CEC997#CEC997

#9CCE97#9CCE97

#97B8CE#97B8CE

#CE97B8#CE97B8

Variants

#E3EBD5#E3EBD5

#8DB159#8DB159

#BBDF86#BBDF86

#B5BDA8#B5BDA8

#F3F5F0#F3F5F0

#D2FF8F#D2FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Pumice#BAC0B4

Lichen#9BC4A2

Celadon#ACE1AF

#B8CE97

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8CE97

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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