HEX atlas value

#D1C51A

#D1C51A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 209, 197, 26, HSL 56, 78%, 46%, has luminance 0.5356, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D1C51A Sample readable text

HEX #D1C51A

RGB rgb(209, 197, 26)

HSL hsl(56 78% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 88, 18)

Luminance 0.5356

Contrast Black 11.71:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-d1c51a: #D1C51A;
.background-d1c51a { background-color: #D1C51A; }
.text-d1c51a { color: #D1C51A; }

Luminance0.5356

Black text11.71:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA 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":"#D1C51A","rgb":[209,197,26],"hsl":[56,78,46],"cmyk":[0,6,88,18],"luminance":0.5356,"contrast":{"black":11.71,"white":1.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBE15C","hex":"#EBE15C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.46,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBDB00","hex":"#EBDB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81D11A","hex":"#81D11A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.07,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Citrine 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/d1c51a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1A26D1","analogous":["#D1691A","#81D11A"],"triadic":["#1AD1C5","#C51AD1"],"tetradic":["#1AD169","#1A26D1","#D11A81"],"splitComplementary":["#1A81D1","#691AD1"],"monochromatic":["#EBE15C","#D1C51A","#7F7810"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBE15C","dark":"#7F7810","saturated":"#EBDB00","desaturated":"#B7AE34","pastel":"#E4DD86","neon":"#FFEF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":27.16615541441225},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":30.692018506445613},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":33.54101966249684},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":33.77869150810907},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":36.72873534441391}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D1C51A

#D1C51A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D1C51A is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 209, 197, and 26, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.5356, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.71:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D1C51A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBE15C#000000 text · best 15.46:1#EBE15C

#EBDB00#000000 text · best 14.67:1#EBDB00

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

#81D11A#000000 text · best 11.07:1#81D11A

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Generated Palette

#D1C51A#D1C51A

#1A26D1#1A26D1

#D1691A#D1691A

#81D11A#81D11A

#EBE15C#EBE15C

#7F7810#7F7810

Color Harmonies

#1A26D1#1A26D1

#D1691A#D1691A

#81D11A#81D11A

#1AD1C5#1AD1C5

#C51AD1#C51AD1

Variants

#EBE15C#EBE15C

#7F7810#7F7810

#EBDB00#EBDB00

#B7AE34#B7AE34

#E4DD86#E4DD86

#FFEF14#FFEF14

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Goldenrod#DAA520

Old Gold#CFB53B

#D1C51A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D1C51A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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