HEX atlas value

#C3B828

#C3B828 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 184, 40, HSL 56, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.4604, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#C3B828 Sample readable text

HEX #C3B828

RGB rgb(195, 184, 40)

HSL hsl(56 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.4604

Contrast Black 10.21:1White 2.06:1

CSS

--color-c3b828: #C3B828;
.background-c3b828 { background-color: #C3B828; }
.text-c3b828 { color: #C3B828; }

Luminance0.4604

Black text10.21:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA 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":"#C3B828","rgb":[195,184,40],"hsl":[56,66,46],"cmyk":[0,6,79,24],"luminance":0.4604,"contrast":{"black":10.21,"white":2.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0D867","hex":"#E0D867","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.19,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DDCF0E","hex":"#DDCF0E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.01,"contrastWhite":1.61,"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","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/c3b828.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2832C3","analogous":["#C36B28","#80C328"],"triadic":["#28C3B8","#B828C3"],"tetradic":["#28C36B","#2832C3","#C32880"],"splitComplementary":["#2880C3","#6B28C3"],"monochromatic":["#E0D867","#C3B828","#777018"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0D867","dark":"#777018","saturated":"#DDCF0E","desaturated":"#A9A242","pastel":"#DBD68F","neon":"#FFEF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":19.621416870348583},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":22.67156809750927},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":24.61706725018234},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":30.886890422961002},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":34.583232931581165}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C3B828

#C3B828 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #C3B828 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 195, 184, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg with 66% saturation and 46% 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 0.4604, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.21:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C3B828 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0D867#000000 text · best 14.19:1#E0D867

#DDCF0E#000000 text · best 13.01:1#DDCF0E

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

#C3B828#C3B828

#2832C3#2832C3

#C36B28#C36B28

#80C328#80C328

#E0D867#E0D867

#777018#777018

Color Harmonies

#2832C3#2832C3

#C36B28#C36B28

#80C328#80C328

#28C3B8#28C3B8

#B828C3#B828C3

Variants

#E0D867#E0D867

#777018#777018

#DDCF0E#DDCF0E

#A9A242#A9A242

#DBD68F#DBD68F

#FFEF14#FFEF14

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Old Gold#CFB53B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Goldenrod#DAA520

Brass#B5A642

#C3B828

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C3B828

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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