HEX atlas value

#BABD93

#BABD93 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Willow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 189, 147, HSL 64, 24%, 66%, has luminance 0.4894, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#BABD93 Sample readable text

HEX #BABD93

RGB rgb(186, 189, 147)

HSL hsl(64 24% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 22, 26)

Luminance 0.4894

Contrast Black 10.79:1White 1.95:1

CSS

--color-babd93: #BABD93;
.background-babd93 { background-color: #BABD93; }
.text-babd93 { color: #BABD93; }

Luminance0.4894

Black text10.79:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA 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":"#BABD93","rgb":[186,189,147],"hsl":[64,24,66],"cmyk":[2,0,22,26],"luminance":0.4894,"contrast":{"black":10.79,"white":1.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFE0CC","hex":"#DFE0CC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBD080","hex":"#CBD080","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.87,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A6BD93","hex":"#A6BD93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.32,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Willow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/babd93.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9693BD","analogous":["#BDAB93","#A6BD93"],"triadic":["#93BABD","#BD93BA"],"tetradic":["#93BDAB","#9693BD","#BD93A6"],"splitComplementary":["#93A6BD","#AB93BD"],"monochromatic":["#DFE0CC","#BABD93","#94985D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFE0CC","dark":"#94985D","saturated":"#CBD080","desaturated":"#AAAAA7","pastel":"#EAEAE6","neon":"#F6FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":21.77154105707724},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":23.15167380558045}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BABD93

#BABD93 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #BABD93 is visually closest to Willow Green, a named green color with HEX #A8B88F.

The RGB channels are 186, 189, and 147, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 24% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4894, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.79:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BABD93 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFE0CC#000000 text · best 15.67:1#DFE0CC

#CBD080#000000 text · best 12.87:1#CBD080

#A6BD93#000000 text · best 10.32:1#A6BD93

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

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Generated Palette

#BABD93#BABD93

#9693BD#9693BD

#BDAB93#BDAB93

#A6BD93#A6BD93

#DFE0CC#DFE0CC

#94985D#94985D

Color Harmonies

#9693BD#9693BD

#BDAB93#BDAB93

#A6BD93#A6BD93

#93BABD#93BABD

#BD93BA#BD93BA

Variants

#DFE0CC#DFE0CC

#94985D#94985D

#CBD080#CBD080

#AAAAA7#AAAAA7

#EAEAE6#EAEAE6

#F6FF7A#F6FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Willow Green#A8B88F

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Mushroom#B7A99A

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Greige#B0A999

#BABD93

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BABD93

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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