HEX atlas value

#A0820E

#A0820E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 130, 14, HSL 48, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.2347, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#A0820E Sample readable text

HEX #A0820E

RGB rgb(160, 130, 14)

HSL hsl(48 84% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 91, 37)

Luminance 0.2347

Contrast Black 5.69:1White 3.69:1

CSS

--color-a0820e: #A0820E;
.background-a0820e { background-color: #A0820E; }
.text-a0820e { color: #A0820E; }

Luminance0.2347

Black text5.69:1AA Pass

White text3.69:1AA 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":"#A0820E","rgb":[160,130,14],"hsl":[48,84,34],"cmyk":[0,19,91,37],"luminance":0.2347,"contrast":{"black":5.69,"white":3.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBC21E","hex":"#EBC21E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.27,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0E2BA0","hex":"#0E2BA0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4B3D07","hex":"#4B3D07","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#74A00E","hex":"#74A00E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.78,"contrastWhite":3.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A03A0E","hex":"#A03A0E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.11,"contrastWhite":6.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a0820e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0E2BA0","analogous":["#A03A0E","#74A00E"],"triadic":["#0EA082","#820EA0"],"tetradic":["#0EA03A","#0E2BA0","#A00E74"],"splitComplementary":["#0E74A0","#3A0EA0"],"monochromatic":["#EBC21E","#A0820E","#4B3D07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBC21E","dark":"#4B3D07","saturated":"#AD8B00","desaturated":"#8C7721","pastel":"#DFC24E","neon":"#D6AB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":34.9857113690718},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":46.58325879540846},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":46.58325879540846},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":49.56813492557492}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A0820E

#A0820E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #A0820E is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 160, 130, and 14, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 84% saturation and 34% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.2347, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.69:1AA Pass

White text3.69:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A0820E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.69:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBC21E#000000 text · best 12.27:1#EBC21E

#0E2BA0#FFFFFF text · best 11.22:1#0E2BA0

#4B3D07#FFFFFF text · best 10.66:1#4B3D07

#74A00E#000000 text · best 6.78:1#74A00E

#A03A0E#FFFFFF text · best 6.76:1#A03A0E

Generated Palette

#A0820E#A0820E

#0E2BA0#0E2BA0

#A03A0E#A03A0E

#74A00E#74A00E

#EBC21E#EBC21E

#4B3D07#4B3D07

Color Harmonies

#0E2BA0#0E2BA0

#A03A0E#A03A0E

#74A00E#74A00E

#0EA082#0EA082

#820EA0#820EA0

Variants

#EBC21E#EBC21E

#4B3D07#4B3D07

#AD8B00#AD8B00

#8C7721#8C7721

#DFC24E#DFC24E

#D6AB00#D6AB00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive#808000

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Ochre#CC7722

#A0820E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A0820E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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