HEX atlas value

#A19821

#A19821 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 152, 33, HSL 56, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.3014, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#A19821 Sample readable text

HEX #A19821

RGB rgb(161, 152, 33)

HSL hsl(56 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.3014

Contrast Black 7.03:1White 2.99:1

CSS

--color-a19821: #A19821;
.background-a19821 { background-color: #A19821; }
.text-a19821 { color: #A19821; }

Luminance0.3014

Black text7.03:1AA Pass

White text2.99:1AA 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":"#A19821","rgb":[161,152,33],"hsl":[56,66,38],"cmyk":[0,6,80,37],"luminance":0.3014,"contrast":{"black":7.03,"white":2.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9CF45","hex":"#D9CF45","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.96,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#2129A1","hex":"#2129A1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6AB0C","hex":"#B6AB0C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.82,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/a19821.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2129A1","analogous":["#A15821","#69A121"],"triadic":["#21A198","#9821A1"],"tetradic":["#21A158","#2129A1","#A12169"],"splitComplementary":["#2169A1","#5821A1"],"monochromatic":["#D9CF45","#A19821","#555011"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9CF45","dark":"#555011","saturated":"#B6AB0C","desaturated":"#8C8636","pastel":"#D1CA71","neon":"#EBDB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":36.565010597564445},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":41.048751503547585},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":41.048751503547585},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":42.36744032862972},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":47.138094997570704}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A19821

#A19821 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #A19821 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 161, 152, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg with 66% saturation and 38% 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 0.3014, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.57, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.03:1AA Pass

White text2.99:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A19821 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9CF45#000000 text · best 12.96:1#D9CF45

#2129A1#FFFFFF text · best 11.08:1#2129A1

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

#B6AB0C#000000 text · best 8.82:1#B6AB0C

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

Generated Palette

#A19821#A19821

#2129A1#2129A1

#A15821#A15821

#69A121#69A121

#D9CF45#D9CF45

#555011#555011

Color Harmonies

#2129A1#2129A1

#A15821#A15821

#69A121#69A121

#21A198#21A198

#9821A1#9821A1

Variants

#D9CF45#D9CF45

#555011#555011

#B6AB0C#B6AB0C

#8C8636#8C8636

#D1CA71#D1CA71

#EBDB00#EBDB00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Copper#B87333

#A19821

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A19821

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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