HEX atlas value

#A59D31

#A59D31 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 165, 157, 49, HSL 56, 54%, 42%, has luminance 0.3234, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#A59D31 Sample readable text

HEX #A59D31

RGB rgb(165, 157, 49)

HSL hsl(56 54% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 70, 35)

Luminance 0.3234

Contrast Black 7.47:1White 2.81:1

CSS

--color-a59d31: #A59D31;
.background-a59d31 { background-color: #A59D31; }
.text-a59d31 { color: #A59D31; }

Luminance0.3234

Black text7.47:1AA Pass

White text2.81:1AA 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":"#A59D31","rgb":[165,157,49],"hsl":[56,54,42],"cmyk":[0,5,70,35],"luminance":0.3234,"contrast":{"black":7.47,"white":2.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0C962","hex":"#D0C962","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.21,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"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":"#BCB21A","hex":"#BCB21A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.52,"contrastWhite":2.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3139A5","hex":"#3139A5","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.26,"contrastWhite":9.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a59d31.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3139A5","analogous":["#A56331","#73A531"],"triadic":["#31A59D","#9D31A5"],"tetradic":["#31A563","#3139A5","#A53173"],"splitComplementary":["#3173A5","#6331A5"],"monochromatic":["#D0C962","#A59D31","#5E5A1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0C962","dark":"#5E5A1C","saturated":"#BCB21A","desaturated":"#8D8949","pastel":"#CCC78A","neon":"#FFEE00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":42.49705872175156},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":42.67317658670374},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":43.76071297408213}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A59D31

#A59D31 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #A59D31 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 165, 157, and 49, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg with 54% saturation and 42% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3234, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.47:1AA Pass

White text2.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A59D31 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0C962#000000 text · best 12.21:1#D0C962

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

#BCB21A#000000 text · best 9.52:1#BCB21A

#3139A5#FFFFFF text · best 9.29:1#3139A5

Generated Palette

#A59D31#A59D31

#3139A5#3139A5

#A56331#A56331

#73A531#73A531

#D0C962#D0C962

#5E5A1C#5E5A1C

Color Harmonies

#3139A5#3139A5

#A56331#A56331

#73A531#73A531

#31A59D#31A59D

#9D31A5#9D31A5

Variants

#D0C962#D0C962

#5E5A1C#5E5A1C

#BCB21A#BCB21A

#8D8949#8D8949

#CCC78A#CCC78A

#FFEE00#FFEE00

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Antique Gold#B08D57

Peridot#B4C424

#A59D31

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A59D31

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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