HEX atlas value

#C39928

#C39928 is a warm orange HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 153, 40, HSL 44, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.3454, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#C39928 Sample readable text

HEX #C39928

RGB rgb(195, 153, 40)

HSL hsl(44 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.3454

Contrast Black 7.91:1White 2.66:1

CSS

--color-c39928: #C39928;
.background-c39928 { background-color: #C39928; }
.text-c39928 { color: #C39928; }

Luminance0.3454

Black text7.91:1AA Pass

White text2.66:1AA 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":"#C39928","rgb":[195,153,40],"hsl":[44,66,46],"cmyk":[0,22,79,24],"luminance":0.3454,"contrast":{"black":7.91,"white":2.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.66,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0BF67","hex":"#E0BF67","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.82,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FC328","hex":"#9FC328","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DDA50E","hex":"#DDA50E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.46,"contrastWhite":2.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"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 orange","balanced","balanced orange","Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c39928.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2851C3","analogous":["#C34C28","#9FC328"],"triadic":["#28C399","#9928C3"],"tetradic":["#28C34C","#2851C3","#C3289F"],"splitComplementary":["#289FC3","#4C28C3"],"monochromatic":["#E0BF67","#C39928","#775D18"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0BF67","dark":"#775D18","saturated":"#DDA50E","desaturated":"#A98D42","pastel":"#DBC78F","neon":"#FFC014"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":29.597297173897484},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":32.07802986469088},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.264531609803356},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":32.264531609803356}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C39928

#C39928 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #C39928 is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 195, 153, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg with 66% saturation and 46% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.3454, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.91:1AA Pass

White text2.66:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C39928 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0BF67#000000 text · best 11.82:1#E0BF67

#9FC328#000000 text · best 10.31:1#9FC328

#DDA50E#000000 text · best 9.46:1#DDA50E

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

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

Generated Palette

#C39928#C39928

#2851C3#2851C3

#C34C28#C34C28

#9FC328#9FC328

#E0BF67#E0BF67

#775D18#775D18

Color Harmonies

#2851C3#2851C3

#C34C28#C34C28

#9FC328#9FC328

#28C399#28C399

#9928C3#9928C3

Variants

#E0BF67#E0BF67

#775D18#775D18

#DDA50E#DDA50E

#A98D42#A98D42

#DBC78F#DBC78F

#FFC014#FFC014

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Bronze#CD7F32

Peru#CD853F

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#C39928

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C39928

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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