HEX atlas value

#C59B11

#C59B11 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 155, 17, HSL 46, 84%, 42%, has luminance 0.3535, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#C59B11 Sample readable text

HEX #C59B11

RGB rgb(197, 155, 17)

HSL hsl(46 84% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 91, 23)

Luminance 0.3535

Contrast Black 8.07:1White 2.6:1

CSS

--color-c59b11: #C59B11;
.background-c59b11 { background-color: #C59B11; }
.text-c59b11 { color: #C59B11; }

Luminance0.3535

Black text8.07:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA 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":"#C59B11","rgb":[197,155,17],"hsl":[46,84,42],"cmyk":[0,21,91,23],"luminance":0.3535,"contrast":{"black":8.07,"white":2.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFC743","hex":"#EFC743","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.92,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#95C511","hex":"#95C511","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.27,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"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","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/c59b11.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#113BC5","analogous":["#C54111","#95C511"],"triadic":["#11C59B","#9B11C5"],"tetradic":["#11C541","#113BC5","#C51195"],"splitComplementary":["#1195C5","#4111C5"],"monochromatic":["#EFC743","#C59B11","#71590A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFC743","dark":"#71590A","saturated":"#D6A400","desaturated":"#AE8F29","pastel":"#E5CA71","neon":"#FFC300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":25.41653005427767},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":36.932370625238775},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":40.422765862815474},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":40.91454509095757}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C59B11

#C59B11 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #C59B11 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 197, 155, and 17, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 84% saturation and 42% 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 0.3535, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.07:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C59B11 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFC743#000000 text · best 12.92:1#EFC743

#95C511#000000 text · best 10.27:1#95C511

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#C59B11#C59B11

#113BC5#113BC5

#C54111#C54111

#95C511#95C511

#EFC743#EFC743

#71590A#71590A

Color Harmonies

#113BC5#113BC5

#C54111#C54111

#95C511#95C511

#11C59B#11C59B

#9B11C5#9B11C5

Variants

#EFC743#EFC743

#71590A#71590A

#D6A400#D6A400

#AE8F29#AE8F29

#E5CA71#E5CA71

#FFC300#FFC300

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Ochre#CC7722

Marigold#EAA221

#C59B11

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C59B11

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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