HEX atlas value

#C39F28

#C39F28 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 159, 40, HSL 46, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.3655, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#C39F28 Sample readable text

HEX #C39F28

RGB rgb(195, 159, 40)

HSL hsl(46 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.3655

Contrast Black 8.31:1White 2.53:1

CSS

--color-c39f28: #C39F28;
.background-c39f28 { background-color: #C39F28; }
.text-c39f28 { color: #C39F28; }

Luminance0.3655

Black text8.31:1AA Pass

White text2.53:1AA 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":"#C39F28","rgb":[195,159,40],"hsl":[46,66,46],"cmyk":[0,18,79,24],"luminance":0.3655,"contrast":{"black":8.31,"white":2.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0C467","hex":"#E0C467","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#99C328","hex":"#99C328","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.19,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DDAC0E","hex":"#DDAC0E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.98,"contrastWhite":2.1,"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","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/c39f28.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#284CC3","analogous":["#C35128","#99C328"],"triadic":["#28C39F","#9F28C3"],"tetradic":["#28C351","#284CC3","#C32899"],"splitComplementary":["#2899C3","#5128C3"],"monochromatic":["#E0C467","#C39F28","#776118"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0C467","dark":"#776118","saturated":"#DDAC0E","desaturated":"#A99142","pastel":"#DBC98F","neon":"#FFC814"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.347981810987037},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":30.347981810987037},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":31.448370387032774},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":34.9857113690718}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C39F28

#C39F28 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #C39F28 is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 195, 159, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.3655, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.31:1AA Pass

White text2.53:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C39F28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0C467#000000 text · best 12.26:1#E0C467

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#99C328#000000 text · best 10.19:1#99C328

#DDAC0E#000000 text · best 9.98:1#DDAC0E

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#C39F28#C39F28

#284CC3#284CC3

#C35128#C35128

#99C328#99C328

#E0C467#E0C467

#776118#776118

Color Harmonies

#284CC3#284CC3

#C35128#C35128

#99C328#99C328

#28C39F#28C39F

#9F28C3#9F28C3

Variants

#E0C467#E0C467

#776118#776118

#DDAC0E#DDAC0E

#A99142#A99142

#DBC98F#DBC98F

#FFC814#FFC814

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Old Gold#CFB53B

Bronze#CD7F32

#C39F28

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C39F28

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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