HEX atlas value

#B9BB58

#B9BB58 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 187, 88, HSL 61, 42%, 54%, has luminance 0.4656, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B9BB58 Sample readable text

HEX #B9BB58

RGB rgb(185, 187, 88)

HSL hsl(61 42% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 53, 27)

Luminance 0.4656

Contrast Black 10.31:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-b9bb58: #B9BB58;
.background-b9bb58 { background-color: #B9BB58; }
.text-b9bb58 { color: #B9BB58; }

Luminance0.4656

Black text10.31:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA 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":"#B9BB58","rgb":[185,187,88],"hsl":[61,42,54],"cmyk":[1,0,53,27],"luminance":0.4656,"contrast":{"black":10.31,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5D69A","hex":"#D5D69A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.91,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D2D53F","hex":"#D2D53F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Khaki 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/b9bb58.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A58BB","analogous":["#BB8B58","#88BB58"],"triadic":["#58B9BB","#BB58B9"],"tetradic":["#58BB8B","#5A58BB","#BB5888"],"splitComplementary":["#5888BB","#8B58BB"],"monochromatic":["#D5D69A","#B9BB58","#818235"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5D69A","dark":"#818235","saturated":"#D2D53F","desaturated":"#A0A172","pastel":"#D7D8BB","neon":"#FCFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":26.758176320519304},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":34.77067730142742}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9BB58

#B9BB58 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B9BB58 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 185, 187, and 88, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 42% 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 0.4656, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.31:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9BB58 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5D69A#000000 text · best 13.91:1#D5D69A

#D2D53F#000000 text · best 13.33:1#D2D53F

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

Generated Palette

#B9BB58#B9BB58

#5A58BB#5A58BB

#BB8B58#BB8B58

#88BB58#88BB58

#D5D69A#D5D69A

#818235#818235

Color Harmonies

#5A58BB#5A58BB

#BB8B58#BB8B58

#88BB58#88BB58

#58B9BB#58B9BB

#BB58B9#BB58B9

Variants

#D5D69A#D5D69A

#818235#818235

#D2D53F#D2D53F

#A0A172#A0A172

#D7D8BB#D7D8BB

#FCFF3D#FCFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Sandstone#C9AE74

#B9BB58

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9BB58

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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