HEX atlas value

#D1B21A

#D1B21A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 209, 178, 26, HSL 50, 78%, 46%, has luminance 0.4547, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D1B21A Sample readable text

HEX #D1B21A

RGB rgb(209, 178, 26)

HSL hsl(50 78% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 88, 18)

Luminance 0.4547

Contrast Black 10.09:1White 2.08:1

CSS

--color-d1b21a: #D1B21A;
.background-d1b21a { background-color: #D1B21A; }
.text-d1b21a { color: #D1B21A; }

Luminance0.4547

Black text10.09:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA 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":"#D1B21A","rgb":[209,178,26],"hsl":[50,78,46],"cmyk":[0,15,88,18],"luminance":0.4547,"contrast":{"black":10.09,"white":2.08}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBD35C","hex":"#EBD35C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBC400","hex":"#EBC400","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.43,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#94D11A","hex":"#94D11A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.39,"contrastWhite":1.84,"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":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d1b21a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1A38D1","analogous":["#D1571A","#94D11A"],"triadic":["#1AD1B2","#B21AD1"],"tetradic":["#1AD157","#1A38D1","#D11A94"],"splitComplementary":["#1A94D1","#571AD1"],"monochromatic":["#EBD35C","#D1B21A","#7F6D10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBD35C","dark":"#7F6D10","saturated":"#EBC400","desaturated":"#B7A134","pastel":"#E4D486","neon":"#FFD814"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":16.911534525287763},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":30.099833886584822},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":30.495901363953813},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":33.19638534539566},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":35.4682957019364}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D1B21A

#D1B21A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D1B21A is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 209, 178, and 26, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 78% saturation and 46% 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 0.4547, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.09:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D1B21A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBD35C#000000 text · best 14:1#EBD35C

#EBC400#000000 text · best 12.43:1#EBC400

#94D11A#000000 text · best 11.39:1#94D11A

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

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

Generated Palette

#D1B21A#D1B21A

#1A38D1#1A38D1

#D1571A#D1571A

#94D11A#94D11A

#EBD35C#EBD35C

#7F6D10#7F6D10

Color Harmonies

#1A38D1#1A38D1

#D1571A#D1571A

#94D11A#94D11A

#1AD1B2#1AD1B2

#B21AD1#B21AD1

Variants

#EBD35C#EBD35C

#7F6D10#7F6D10

#EBC400#EBC400

#B7A134#B7A134

#E4D486#E4D486

#FFD814#FFD814

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Marigold#EAA221

Old Gold#CFB53B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#D1B21A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D1B21A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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