HEX atlas value

#BAD42B

#BAD42B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 186, 212, 43, HSL 69, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.577, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#BAD42B Sample readable text

HEX #BAD42B

RGB rgb(186, 212, 43)

HSL hsl(69 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.577

Contrast Black 12.54:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-bad42b: #BAD42B;
.background-bad42b { background-color: #BAD42B; }
.text-bad42b { color: #BAD42B; }

Luminance0.577

Black text12.54:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#BAD42B","rgb":[186,212,43],"hsl":[69,66,50],"cmyk":[12,0,80,17],"luminance":0.577,"contrast":{"black":12.54,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CEF00F","hex":"#CEF00F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.1,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3E378","hex":"#D3E378","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.03,"contrastWhite":1.4,"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":"#66D42B","hex":"#66D42B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.02,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Peridot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bad42b.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/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#452BD4","analogous":["#D4992B","#66D42B"],"triadic":["#2BBAD4","#D42BBA"],"tetradic":["#2BD499","#452BD4","#D42B66"],"splitComplementary":["#2B66D4","#992BD4"],"monochromatic":["#D3E378","#BAD42B","#77871C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D3E378","dark":"#77871C","saturated":"#CEF00F","desaturated":"#A7B847","pastel":"#D6E09F","neon":"#DFFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":33.49626844888845},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":40.718546143004666}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BAD42B

#BAD42B is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #BAD42B is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 186, 212, and 43, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 66% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.577, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.54:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BAD42B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CEF00F#000000 text · best 16.1:1#CEF00F

#D3E378#000000 text · best 15.03:1#D3E378

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

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

#66D42B#000000 text · best 11.02:1#66D42B

Generated Palette

#BAD42B#BAD42B

#452BD4#452BD4

#D4992B#D4992B

#66D42B#66D42B

#D3E378#D3E378

#77871C#77871C

Color Harmonies

#452BD4#452BD4

#D4992B#D4992B

#66D42B#66D42B

#2BBAD4#2BBAD4

#D42BBA#D42BBA

Variants

#D3E378#D3E378

#77871C#77871C

#CEF00F#CEF00F

#A7B847#A7B847

#D6E09F#D6E09F

#DFFF29#DFFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Pear#D1E231

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Old Gold#CFB53B

#BAD42B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BAD42B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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