HEX atlas value

#B9C43B

#B9C43B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 196, 59, HSL 65, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.5011, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#B9C43B Sample readable text

HEX #B9C43B

RGB rgb(185, 196, 59)

HSL hsl(65 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 70, 23)

Luminance 0.5011

Contrast Black 11.02:1White 1.91:1

CSS

--color-b9c43b: #B9C43B;
.background-b9c43b { background-color: #B9C43B; }
.text-b9c43b { color: #B9C43B; }

Luminance0.5011

Black text11.02:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA 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":"#B9C43B","rgb":[185,196,59],"hsl":[65,54,50],"cmyk":[6,0,70,23],"luminance":0.5011,"contrast":{"black":11.02,"white":1.91}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.91,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0E01F","hex":"#D0E01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.36,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D2D981","hex":"#D2D981","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.98,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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"]}]

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/b9c43b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#463BC4","analogous":["#C48B3B","#74C43B"],"triadic":["#3BB9C4","#C43BB9"],"tetradic":["#3BC48B","#463BC4","#C43B74"],"splitComplementary":["#3B74C4","#8B3BC4"],"monochromatic":["#D2D981","#B9C43B","#767E26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2D981","dark":"#767E26","saturated":"#D0E01F","desaturated":"#A2A857","pastel":"#D4D8A6","neon":"#EDFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":26.627053911388696},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":33.51119216023208}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9C43B

#B9C43B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #B9C43B is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 185, 196, and 59, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 54% saturation and 50% 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 0.5011, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.02:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9C43B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.91:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0E01F#000000 text · best 14.36:1#D0E01F

#D2D981#000000 text · best 13.98:1#D2D981

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Generated Palette

#B9C43B#B9C43B

#463BC4#463BC4

#C48B3B#C48B3B

#74C43B#74C43B

#D2D981#D2D981

#767E26#767E26

Color Harmonies

#463BC4#463BC4

#C48B3B#C48B3B

#74C43B#74C43B

#3BB9C4#3BB9C4

#C43BB9#C43BB9

Variants

#D2D981#D2D981

#767E26#767E26

#D0E01F#D0E01F

#A2A857#A2A857

#D4D8A6#D4D8A6

#EDFF29#EDFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Old Gold#CFB53B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#B9C43B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9C43B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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