HEX atlas value

#A09D0E

#A09D0E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 157, 14, HSL 59, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.3162, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#A09D0E Sample readable text

HEX #A09D0E

RGB rgb(160, 157, 14)

HSL hsl(59 84% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 91, 37)

Luminance 0.3162

Contrast Black 7.32:1White 2.87:1

CSS

--color-a09d0e: #A09D0E;
.background-a09d0e { background-color: #A09D0E; }
.text-a09d0e { color: #A09D0E; }

Luminance0.3162

Black text7.32:1AA Pass

White text2.87:1AA 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":"#A09D0E","rgb":[160,157,14],"hsl":[59,84,34],"cmyk":[0,2,91,37],"luminance":0.3162,"contrast":{"black":7.32,"white":2.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBE81E","hex":"#EBE81E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.09,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#0E10A0","hex":"#0E10A0","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"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"]},{"name":"#4B4A07","hex":"#4B4A07","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

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/a09d0e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0E10A0","analogous":["#A0540E","#59A00E"],"triadic":["#0EA09D","#9D0EA0"],"tetradic":["#0EA054","#0E10A0","#A00E59"],"splitComplementary":["#0E59A0","#540EA0"],"monochromatic":["#EBE81E","#A09D0E","#4B4A07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBE81E","dark":"#4B4A07","saturated":"#ADAB00","desaturated":"#8C8B21","pastel":"#DFDC4E","neon":"#D6D300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":33.37663853655727},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39.44616584663204},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":45.39823785126467},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":49.040799340956916},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":56.79788728465171}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A09D0E

#A09D0E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #A09D0E is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 160, 157, and 14, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.3162, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.32:1AA Pass

White text2.87:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A09D0E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBE81E#000000 text · best 16.09:1#EBE81E

#0E10A0#FFFFFF text · best 13.13:1#0E10A0

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

#4B4A07#FFFFFF text · best 9.2:1#4B4A07

Generated Palette

#A09D0E#A09D0E

#0E10A0#0E10A0

#A0540E#A0540E

#59A00E#59A00E

#EBE81E#EBE81E

#4B4A07#4B4A07

Color Harmonies

#0E10A0#0E10A0

#A0540E#A0540E

#59A00E#59A00E

#0EA09D#0EA09D

#9D0EA0#9D0EA0

Variants

#EBE81E#EBE81E

#4B4A07#4B4A07

#ADAB00#ADAB00

#8C8B21#8C8B21

#DFDC4E#DFDC4E

#D6D300#D6D300

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Olive#808000

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

#A09D0E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A09D0E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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