HEX atlas value

#B9D043

#B9D043 is a cool green HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 185, 208, 67, HSL 70, 60%, 54%, has luminance 0.5583, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#B9D043 Sample readable text

HEX #B9D043

RGB rgb(185, 208, 67)

HSL hsl(70 60% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 68, 18)

Luminance 0.5583

Contrast Black 12.17:1White 1.73:1

CSS

--color-b9d043: #B9D043;
.background-b9d043 { background-color: #B9D043; }
.text-b9d043 { color: #B9D043; }

Luminance0.5583

Black text12.17:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA 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":"#B9D043","rgb":[185,208,67],"hsl":[70,60,54],"cmyk":[11,0,68,18],"luminance":0.5583,"contrast":{"black":12.17,"white":1.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAEA2A","hex":"#CAEA2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D4E28D","hex":"#D4E28D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.06,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Peridot 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/b9d043.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5B43D0","analogous":["#D0A143","#72D043"],"triadic":["#43B9D0","#D043B9"],"tetradic":["#43D0A1","#5B43D0","#D04372"],"splitComplementary":["#4372D0","#A143D0"],"monochromatic":["#D4E28D","#B9D043","#819325"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4E28D","dark":"#819325","saturated":"#CAEA2A","desaturated":"#A7B65D","pastel":"#DAE2B1","neon":"#DFFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":34.9857113690718},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":35.482389998420345},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":35.73513677041127},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":42.20189569201838}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B9D043

#B9D043 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #B9D043 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 185, 208, and 67, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 60% 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 0.5583, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.17:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B9D043 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAEA2A#000000 text · best 15.31:1#CAEA2A

#D4E28D#000000 text · best 15.06:1#D4E28D

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

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

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Generated Palette

#B9D043#B9D043

#5B43D0#5B43D0

#D0A143#D0A143

#72D043#72D043

#D4E28D#D4E28D

#819325#819325

Color Harmonies

#5B43D0#5B43D0

#D0A143#D0A143

#72D043#72D043

#43B9D0#43B9D0

#D043B9#D043B9

Variants

#D4E28D#D4E28D

#819325#819325

#CAEA2A#CAEA2A

#A7B65D#A7B65D

#DAE2B1#DAE2B1

#DFFF3D#DFFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Pear#D1E231

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Old Gold#CFB53B

Brass#B5A642

#B9D043

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B9D043

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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