HEX atlas value

#BEA204

#BEA204 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 162, 4, HSL 51, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.368, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#BEA204 Sample readable text

HEX #BEA204

RGB rgb(190, 162, 4)

HSL hsl(51 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.368

Contrast Black 8.36:1White 2.51:1

CSS

--color-bea204: #BEA204;
.background-bea204 { background-color: #BEA204; }
.text-bea204 { color: #BEA204; }

Luminance0.368

Black text8.36:1AA Pass

White text2.51:1AA 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":"#BEA204","rgb":[190,162,4],"hsl":[51,96,38],"cmyk":[0,15,98,25],"luminance":0.368,"contrast":{"black":8.36,"white":2.51}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBDA23","hex":"#FBDA23","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.15,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0420BE","hex":"#0420BE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.96,"contrastWhite":10.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"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"]}]

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/bea204.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0420BE","analogous":["#BE4504","#7DBE04"],"triadic":["#04BEA2","#A204BE"],"tetradic":["#04BE45","#0420BE","#BE047D"],"splitComplementary":["#047DBE","#4504BE"],"monochromatic":["#FBDA23","#BEA204","#645502"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBDA23","dark":"#645502","saturated":"#C2A500","desaturated":"#A99319","pastel":"#EDD654","neon":"#EBC700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":36.810324638611924},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":39.71145930332956},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":47.74934554525329}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BEA204

#BEA204 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #BEA204 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 190, 162, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.368, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.36:1AA Pass

White text2.51:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BEA204 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.51:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBDA23#000000 text · best 15.15:1#FBDA23

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

#0420BE#FFFFFF text · best 10.74:1#0420BE

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

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

Generated Palette

#BEA204#BEA204

#0420BE#0420BE

#BE4504#BE4504

#7DBE04#7DBE04

#FBDA23#FBDA23

#645502#645502

Color Harmonies

#0420BE#0420BE

#BE4504#BE4504

#7DBE04#7DBE04

#04BEA2#04BEA2

#A204BE#A204BE

Variants

#FBDA23#FBDA23

#645502#645502

#C2A500#C2A500

#A99319#A99319

#EDD654#EDD654

#EBC700#EBC700

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Goldenrod#DAA520

Peridot#B4C424

#BEA204

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BEA204

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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