HEX atlas value

#B9BC2F

#B9BC2F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 188, 47, HSL 61, 60%, 46%, has luminance 0.4649, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B9BC2F Sample readable text

HEX #B9BC2F

RGB rgb(185, 188, 47)

HSL hsl(61 60% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 75, 26)

Luminance 0.4649

Contrast Black 10.3:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-b9bc2f: #B9BC2F;
.background-b9bc2f { background-color: #B9BC2F; }
.text-b9bc2f { color: #B9BC2F; }

Luminance0.4649

Black text10.3:1AA 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":"#B9BC2F","rgb":[185,188,47],"hsl":[61,60,46],"cmyk":[2,0,75,26],"luminance":0.4649,"contrast":{"black":10.3,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8DA6C","hex":"#D8DA6C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.16,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D2D515","hex":"#D2D515","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.27,"contrastWhite":1.58,"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":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Peridot 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/b9bc2f.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":"#312FBC","analogous":["#BC782F","#73BC2F"],"triadic":["#2FB9BC","#BC2FB9"],"tetradic":["#2FBC78","#312FBC","#BC2F73"],"splitComplementary":["#2F73BC","#782FBC"],"monochromatic":["#D8DA6C","#B9BC2F","#71721D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D8DA6C","dark":"#71721D","saturated":"#D2D515","desaturated":"#A0A249","pastel":"#D5D694","neon":"#FBFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":14.491376746189438},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":26.019223662515376},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":29.34280150224242}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9BC2F

#B9BC2F is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B9BC2F is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 185, 188, and 47, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 60% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4649, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.3:1AA 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 #B9BC2F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8DA6C#000000 text · best 14.16:1#D8DA6C

#D2D515#000000 text · best 13.27:1#D2D515

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

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

Generated Palette

#B9BC2F#B9BC2F

#312FBC#312FBC

#BC782F#BC782F

#73BC2F#73BC2F

#D8DA6C#D8DA6C

#71721D#71721D

Color Harmonies

#312FBC#312FBC

#BC782F#BC782F

#73BC2F#73BC2F

#2FB9BC#2FB9BC

#BC2FB9#BC2FB9

Variants

#D8DA6C#D8DA6C

#71721D#71721D

#D2D515#D2D515

#A0A249#A0A249

#D5D694#D5D694

#FBFF14#FBFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Old Gold#CFB53B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#B9BC2F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9BC2F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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