HEX atlas value

#C59E11

#C59E11 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 158, 17, HSL 47, 84%, 42%, has luminance 0.3636, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#C59E11 Sample readable text

HEX #C59E11

RGB rgb(197, 158, 17)

HSL hsl(47 84% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 91, 23)

Luminance 0.3636

Contrast Black 8.27:1White 2.54:1

CSS

--color-c59e11: #C59E11;
.background-c59e11 { background-color: #C59E11; }
.text-c59e11 { color: #C59E11; }

Luminance0.3636

Black text8.27:1AA Pass

White text2.54:1AA 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":"#C59E11","rgb":[197,158,17],"hsl":[47,84,42],"cmyk":[0,20,91,23],"luminance":0.3636,"contrast":{"black":8.27,"white":2.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.27,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFCA43","hex":"#EFCA43","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.2,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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":"#92C511","hex":"#92C511","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.22,"contrastWhite":2.06,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","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/c59e11.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1138C5","analogous":["#C54411","#92C511"],"triadic":["#11C59E","#9E11C5"],"tetradic":["#11C544","#1138C5","#C51192"],"splitComplementary":["#1192C5","#4411C5"],"monochromatic":["#EFCA43","#C59E11","#715A0A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFCA43","dark":"#715A0A","saturated":"#D6A800","desaturated":"#AE9129","pastel":"#E5CC71","neon":"#FFC800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":26.739483914241877},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":27.94637722496424},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":35.566838487557476},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":40.13726448077895},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":40.50925820105819}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C59E11

#C59E11 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #C59E11 is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 197, 158, and 17, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.3636, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.27:1AA Pass

White text2.54:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C59E11 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.27:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFCA43#000000 text · best 13.2:1#EFCA43

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

#92C511#000000 text · best 10.22:1#92C511

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

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#C59E11#C59E11

#1138C5#1138C5

#C54411#C54411

#92C511#92C511

#EFCA43#EFCA43

#715A0A#715A0A

Color Harmonies

#1138C5#1138C5

#C54411#C54411

#92C511#92C511

#11C59E#11C59E

#9E11C5#9E11C5

Variants

#EFCA43#EFCA43

#715A0A#715A0A

#D6A800#D6A800

#AE9129#AE9129

#E5CC71#E5CC71

#FFC800#FFC800

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Marigold#EAA221

#C59E11

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C59E11

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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