HEX atlas value

#BDAA42

#BDAA42 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 170, 66, HSL 51, 48%, 50%, has luminance 0.3996, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#BDAA42 Sample readable text

HEX #BDAA42

RGB rgb(189, 170, 66)

HSL hsl(51 48% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 65, 26)

Luminance 0.3996

Contrast Black 8.99:1White 2.34:1

CSS

--color-bdaa42: #BDAA42;
.background-bdaa42 { background-color: #BDAA42; }
.text-bdaa42 { color: #BDAA42; }

Luminance0.3996

Black text8.99:1AA Pass

White text2.34:1AA 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":"#BDAA42","rgb":[189,170,66],"hsl":[51,48,50],"cmyk":[0,10,65,26],"luminance":0.3996,"contrast":{"black":8.99,"white":2.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5C986","hex":"#D5C986","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.53,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D9BE26","hex":"#D9BE26","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.34,"contrastWhite":1.85,"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"]},{"name":"#92BD42","hex":"#92BD42","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.58,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdaa42.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4255BD","analogous":["#BD6D42","#92BD42"],"triadic":["#42BDAA","#AA42BD"],"tetradic":["#42BD6D","#4255BD","#BD4292"],"splitComplementary":["#4292BD","#6D42BD"],"monochromatic":["#D5C986","#BDAA42","#796D2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5C986","dark":"#796D2A","saturated":"#D9BE26","desaturated":"#A1975E","pastel":"#D4CEAA","neon":"#FFDF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":8.94427190999916},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":8.94427190999916},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":38.09199390948182},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":40.422765862815474}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDAA42

#BDAA42 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #BDAA42 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 189, 170, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 48% 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 0.3996, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.99:1AA Pass

White text2.34:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDAA42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5C986#000000 text · best 12.53:1#D5C986

#D9BE26#000000 text · best 11.34:1#D9BE26

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

#92BD42#000000 text · best 9.58:1#92BD42

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

Generated Palette

#BDAA42#BDAA42

#4255BD#4255BD

#BD6D42#BD6D42

#92BD42#92BD42

#D5C986#D5C986

#796D2A#796D2A

Color Harmonies

#4255BD#4255BD

#BD6D42#BD6D42

#92BD42#92BD42

#42BDAA#42BDAA

#AA42BD#AA42BD

Variants

#D5C986#D5C986

#796D2A#796D2A

#D9BE26#D9BE26

#A1975E#A1975E

#D4CEAA#D4CEAA

#FFDF29#FFDF29

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Old Gold#CFB53B

Antique Gold#B08D57

Peru#CD853F

#BDAA42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDAA42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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