HEX atlas value

#BFAE18

#BFAE18 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 174, 24, HSL 54, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.4141, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#BFAE18 Sample readable text

HEX #BFAE18

RGB rgb(191, 174, 24)

HSL hsl(54 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.4141

Contrast Black 9.28:1White 2.26:1

CSS

--color-bfae18: #BFAE18;
.background-bfae18 { background-color: #BFAE18; }
.text-bfae18 { color: #BFAE18; }

Luminance0.4141

Black text9.28:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA 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":"#BFAE18","rgb":[191,174,24],"hsl":[54,78,42],"cmyk":[0,9,87,25],"luminance":0.4141,"contrast":{"black":9.28,"white":2.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9D949","hex":"#E9D949","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.49,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6C100","hex":"#D6C100","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.49,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"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":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Acid Green 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/bfae18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1828BF","analogous":["#BF5A18","#7CBF18"],"triadic":["#18BFAE","#AE18BF"],"tetradic":["#18BF5A","#1828BF","#BF187C"],"splitComplementary":["#187CBF","#5A18BF"],"monochromatic":["#E9D949","#BFAE18","#6D630D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E9D949","dark":"#6D630D","saturated":"#D6C100","desaturated":"#A79B2F","pastel":"#E0D576","neon":"#FFE500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":22.759613353482084},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":29.563490998188964},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":39.11521443121589},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":41.060930335295616}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BFAE18

#BFAE18 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #BFAE18 is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 191, 174, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg with 78% saturation and 42% 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 0.4141, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.28:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BFAE18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9D949#000000 text · best 14.49:1#E9D949

#D6C100#000000 text · best 11.49:1#D6C100

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

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

Generated Palette

#BFAE18#BFAE18

#1828BF#1828BF

#BF5A18#BF5A18

#7CBF18#7CBF18

#E9D949#E9D949

#6D630D#6D630D

Color Harmonies

#1828BF#1828BF

#BF5A18#BF5A18

#7CBF18#7CBF18

#18BFAE#18BFAE

#AE18BF#AE18BF

Variants

#E9D949#E9D949

#6D630D#6D630D

#D6C100#D6C100

#A79B2F#A79B2F

#E0D576#E0D576

#FFE500#FFE500

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Goldenrod#DAA520

Old Gold#CFB53B

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

#BFAE18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BFAE18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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