HEX atlas value

#A78F1B

#A78F1B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 143, 27, HSL 50, 72%, 38%, has luminance 0.2794, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#A78F1B Sample readable text

HEX #A78F1B

RGB rgb(167, 143, 27)

HSL hsl(50 72% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 84, 35)

Luminance 0.2794

Contrast Black 6.59:1White 3.19:1

CSS

--color-a78f1b: #A78F1B;
.background-a78f1b { background-color: #A78F1B; }
.text-a78f1b { color: #A78F1B; }

Luminance0.2794

Black text6.59:1AA Pass

White text3.19:1AA 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":"#A78F1B","rgb":[167,143,27],"hsl":[50,72,38],"cmyk":[0,14,84,35],"luminance":0.2794,"contrast":{"black":6.59,"white":3.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0C53E","hex":"#E0C53E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.23,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1B32A7","hex":"#1B32A7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.06,"contrastWhite":10.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#584B0E","hex":"#584B0E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.43,"contrastWhite":8.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#BC9E06","hex":"#BC9E06","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.03,"contrastWhite":2.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#78A71B","hex":"#78A71B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.34,"contrastWhite":2.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a78f1b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B32A7","analogous":["#A74A1B","#78A71B"],"triadic":["#1BA78F","#8F1BA7"],"tetradic":["#1BA74A","#1B32A7","#A71B78"],"splitComplementary":["#1B78A7","#4A1BA7"],"monochromatic":["#E0C53E","#A78F1B","#584B0E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0C53E","dark":"#584B0E","saturated":"#BC9E06","desaturated":"#918130","pastel":"#D6C56B","neon":"#EBC400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":40.607881008493905},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":40.607881008493905},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":44.654227123532216},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":47.21228653645151}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A78F1B

#A78F1B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #A78F1B is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 167, 143, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 72% saturation and 38% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2794, 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 text6.59:1AA Pass

White text3.19:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A78F1B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.59:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0C53E#000000 text · best 12.23:1#E0C53E

#1B32A7#FFFFFF text · best 10.19:1#1B32A7

#584B0E#FFFFFF text · best 8.65:1#584B0E

#BC9E06#000000 text · best 8.03:1#BC9E06

#78A71B#000000 text · best 7.34:1#78A71B

Generated Palette

#A78F1B#A78F1B

#1B32A7#1B32A7

#A74A1B#A74A1B

#78A71B#78A71B

#E0C53E#E0C53E

#584B0E#584B0E

Color Harmonies

#1B32A7#1B32A7

#A74A1B#A74A1B

#78A71B#78A71B

#1BA78F#1BA78F

#8F1BA7#8F1BA7

Variants

#E0C53E#E0C53E

#584B0E#584B0E

#BC9E06#BC9E06

#918130#918130

#D6C56B#D6C56B

#EBC400#EBC400

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Ochre#CC7722

Bronze#CD7F32

#A78F1B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A78F1B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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