HEX atlas value

#CABC21

#CABC21 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 188, 33, HSL 55, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.4863, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CABC21 Sample readable text

HEX #CABC21

RGB rgb(202, 188, 33)

HSL hsl(55 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.4863

Contrast Black 10.73:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-cabc21: #CABC21;
.background-cabc21 { background-color: #CABC21; }
.text-cabc21 { color: #CABC21; }

Luminance0.4863

Black text10.73:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#CABC21","rgb":[202,188,33],"hsl":[55,72,46],"cmyk":[0,7,84,21],"luminance":0.4863,"contrast":{"black":10.73,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5DA61","hex":"#E5DA61","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.53,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E4D107","hex":"#E4D107","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.42,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"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":"#83CA21","hex":"#83CA21","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.44,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Peridot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cabc21.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#212FCA","analogous":["#CA6721","#83CA21"],"triadic":["#21CABC","#BC21CA"],"tetradic":["#21CA67","#212FCA","#CA2183"],"splitComplementary":["#2183CA","#6721CA"],"monochromatic":["#E5DA61","#CABC21","#7B7214"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5DA61","dark":"#7B7214","saturated":"#E4D107","desaturated":"#B0A63B","pastel":"#DFD88B","neon":"#FFEB14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":27.386127875258307},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":28.035691537752374},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":40.06245124802026}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CABC21

#CABC21 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CABC21 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 202, 188, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 72% saturation and 46% 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 0.4863, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.73:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CABC21 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5DA61#000000 text · best 14.53:1#E5DA61

#E4D107#000000 text · best 13.42:1#E4D107

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

#83CA21#000000 text · best 10.44:1#83CA21

Generated Palette

#CABC21#CABC21

#212FCA#212FCA

#CA6721#CA6721

#83CA21#83CA21

#E5DA61#E5DA61

#7B7214#7B7214

Color Harmonies

#212FCA#212FCA

#CA6721#CA6721

#83CA21#83CA21

#21CABC#21CABC

#BC21CA#BC21CA

Variants

#E5DA61#E5DA61

#7B7214#7B7214

#E4D107#E4D107

#B0A63B#B0A63B

#DFD88B#DFD88B

#FFEB14#FFEB14

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Old Gold#CFB53B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Citrine#E4D00A

#CABC21

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CABC21

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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