HEX atlas value

#BE8F04

#BE8F04 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 143, 4, HSL 45, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.306, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#BE8F04 Sample readable text

HEX #BE8F04

RGB rgb(190, 143, 4)

HSL hsl(45 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.306

Contrast Black 7.12:1White 2.95:1

CSS

--color-be8f04: #BE8F04;
.background-be8f04 { background-color: #BE8F04; }
.text-be8f04 { color: #BE8F04; }

Luminance0.306

Black text7.12:1AA Pass

White text2.95:1AA 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":"#BE8F04","rgb":[190,143,4],"hsl":[45,96,38],"cmyk":[0,25,98,25],"luminance":0.306,"contrast":{"black":7.12,"white":2.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBC523","hex":"#FBC523","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.11,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8FBE04","hex":"#8FBE04","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.54,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0432BE","hex":"#0432BE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/be8f04.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0432BE","analogous":["#BE3204","#8FBE04"],"triadic":["#04BE8F","#8F04BE"],"tetradic":["#04BE32","#0432BE","#BE048F"],"splitComplementary":["#048FBE","#3204BE"],"monochromatic":["#FBC523","#BE8F04","#644B02"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBC523","dark":"#644B02","saturated":"#C29100","desaturated":"#A98519","pastel":"#EDC754","neon":"#EBB000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":40.890096600521744},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":45.2990066116245},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":46.195237849804386},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":50.19960159204453}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BE8F04

#BE8F04 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #BE8F04 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 190, 143, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 96% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.306, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.12:1AA Pass

White text2.95:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BE8F04 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBC523#000000 text · best 13.11:1#FBC523

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

#8FBE04#000000 text · best 9.54:1#8FBE04

#0432BE#FFFFFF text · best 9.53:1#0432BE

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#BE8F04#BE8F04

#0432BE#0432BE

#BE3204#BE3204

#8FBE04#8FBE04

#FBC523#FBC523

#644B02#644B02

Color Harmonies

#0432BE#0432BE

#BE3204#BE3204

#8FBE04#8FBE04

#04BE8F#04BE8F

#8F04BE#8F04BE

Variants

#FBC523#FBC523

#644B02#644B02

#C29100#C29100

#A98519#A98519

#EDC754#EDC754

#EBB000#EBB000

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Goldenrod#DAA520

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Chocolate#D2691E

#BE8F04

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BE8F04

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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