HEX atlas value

#B9C28E

#B9C28E is a cool green HEX color close to Willow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 194, 142, HSL 70, 30%, 66%, has luminance 0.5085, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#B9C28E Sample readable text

HEX #B9C28E

RGB rgb(185, 194, 142)

HSL hsl(70 30% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 27, 24)

Luminance 0.5085

Contrast Black 11.17:1White 1.88:1

CSS

--color-b9c28e: #B9C28E;
.background-b9c28e { background-color: #B9C28E; }
.text-b9c28e { color: #B9C28E; }

Luminance0.5085

Black text11.17:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA 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":"#B9C28E","rgb":[185,194,142],"hsl":[70,30,66],"cmyk":[5,0,27,24],"luminance":0.5085,"contrast":{"black":11.17,"white":1.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEE2CA","hex":"#DEE2CA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.84,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C6D57B","hex":"#C6D57B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.2,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0C28E","hex":"#A0C28E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.6,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.2,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2B18E","hex":"#C2B18E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Willow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b9c28e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#978EC2","analogous":["#C2B18E","#A0C28E"],"triadic":["#8EBAC2","#C28EBA"],"tetradic":["#8EC2B1","#978EC2","#C28EA0"],"splitComplementary":["#8EA0C2","#B18EC2"],"monochromatic":["#DEE2CA","#B9C28E","#939F56"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEE2CA","dark":"#939F56","saturated":"#C6D57B","desaturated":"#ADAFA1","pastel":"#EAEBE5","neon":"#E9FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":23.08679276123039},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":23.08679276123039},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":23.853720883753127}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9C28E

#B9C28E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #B9C28E is visually closest to Willow Green, a named green color with HEX #A8B88F.

The RGB channels are 185, 194, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 30% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.5085, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.17:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9C28E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEE2CA#000000 text · best 15.84:1#DEE2CA

#C6D57B#000000 text · best 13.2:1#C6D57B

#A0C28E#000000 text · best 10.6:1#A0C28E

Laurel Green#000000 text · best 10.2:1#A9BA9D

#C2B18E#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B18E

Generated Palette

#B9C28E#B9C28E

#978EC2#978EC2

#C2B18E#C2B18E

#A0C28E#A0C28E

#DEE2CA#DEE2CA

#939F56#939F56

Color Harmonies

#978EC2#978EC2

#C2B18E#C2B18E

#A0C28E#A0C28E

#8EBAC2#8EBAC2

#C28EBA#C28EBA

Variants

#DEE2CA#DEE2CA

#939F56#939F56

#C6D57B#C6D57B

#ADAFA1#ADAFA1

#EAEBE5#EAEBE5

#E9FF7A#E9FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Willow Green#A8B88F

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#B9C28E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9C28E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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