HEX atlas value

#A59D09

#A59D09 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 157, 9, HSL 57, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.3213, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#A59D09 Sample readable text

HEX #A59D09

RGB rgb(165, 157, 9)

HSL hsl(57 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.3213

Contrast Black 7.43:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-a59d09: #A59D09;
.background-a59d09 { background-color: #A59D09; }
.text-a59d09 { color: #A59D09; }

Luminance0.3213

Black text7.43:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA 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":"#A59D09","rgb":[165,157,9],"hsl":[57,90,34],"cmyk":[0,5,95,35],"luminance":0.3213,"contrast":{"black":7.43,"white":2.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3E816","hex":"#F3E816","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.37,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#0910A5","hex":"#0910A5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.88,"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":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"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/a59d09.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":"#0910A5","analogous":["#A54F09","#5FA509"],"triadic":["#09A59D","#9D09A5"],"tetradic":["#09A54F","#0910A5","#A5095F"],"splitComplementary":["#095FA5","#4F09A5"],"monochromatic":["#F3E816","#A59D09","#4E4A04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3E816","dark":"#4E4A04","saturated":"#ADA500","desaturated":"#928C1C","pastel":"#E5DD48","neon":"#D6CB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":29.899832775452108},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39.57271787481876},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":47.86439177509728},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":49.749371855331},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":58.32666628567074}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A59D09

#A59D09 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #A59D09 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 165, 157, and 9, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.3213, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.43:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A59D09 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3E816#000000 text · best 16.37:1#F3E816

#0910A5#FFFFFF text · best 12.88:1#0910A5

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#A59D09#A59D09

#0910A5#0910A5

#A54F09#A54F09

#5FA509#5FA509

#F3E816#F3E816

#4E4A04#4E4A04

Color Harmonies

#0910A5#0910A5

#A54F09#A54F09

#5FA509#5FA509

#09A59D#09A59D

#9D09A5#9D09A5

Variants

#F3E816#F3E816

#4E4A04#4E4A04

#ADA500#ADA500

#928C1C#928C1C

#E5DD48#E5DD48

#D6CB00#D6CB00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Olive#808000

Peridot#B4C424

Goldenrod#DAA520

#A59D09

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A59D09

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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