HEX atlas value

#A59509

#A59509 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 149, 9, HSL 54, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.2951, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#A59509 Sample readable text

HEX #A59509

RGB rgb(165, 149, 9)

HSL hsl(54 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.2951

Contrast Black 6.9:1White 3.04:1

CSS

--color-a59509: #A59509;
.background-a59509 { background-color: #A59509; }
.text-a59509 { color: #A59509; }

Luminance0.2951

Black text6.9:1AA Pass

White text3.04:1AA 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":"#A59509","rgb":[165,149,9],"hsl":[54,90,34],"cmyk":[0,10,95,35],"luminance":0.2951,"contrast":{"black":6.9,"white":3.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3DD16","hex":"#F3DD16","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.17,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#0918A5","hex":"#0918A5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.69,"contrastWhite":12.46,"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":"#4E4604","hex":"#4E4604","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.54,"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/a59509.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/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0918A5","analogous":["#A54709","#66A509"],"triadic":["#09A595","#9509A5"],"tetradic":["#09A547","#0918A5","#A50966"],"splitComplementary":["#0966A5","#4709A5"],"monochromatic":["#F3DD16","#A59509","#4E4604"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3DD16","dark":"#4E4604","saturated":"#AD9C00","desaturated":"#92861C","pastel":"#E5D548","neon":"#D6C100"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":43.485629810317796},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":46.62617290749907},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":55.190578906186516},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":56.24055476255546}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A59509

#A59509 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #A59509 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 165, 149, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg with 90% 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 0.2951, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.9:1AA Pass

White text3.04:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A59509 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.9:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3DD16#000000 text · best 15.17:1#F3DD16

#0918A5#FFFFFF text · best 12.46:1#0918A5

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

#4E4604#FFFFFF text · best 9.54:1#4E4604

Generated Palette

#A59509#A59509

#0918A5#0918A5

#A54709#A54709

#66A509#66A509

#F3DD16#F3DD16

#4E4604#4E4604

Color Harmonies

#0918A5#0918A5

#A54709#A54709

#66A509#66A509

#09A595#09A595

#9509A5#9509A5

Variants

#F3DD16#F3DD16

#4E4604#4E4604

#AD9C00#AD9C00

#92861C#92861C

#E5D548#E5D548

#D6C100#D6C100

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive#808000

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Ochre#CC7722

Peridot#B4C424

#A59509

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A59509

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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