HEX atlas value

#D28A04

#D28A04 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 210, 138, 4, HSL 39, 96%, 42%, has luminance 0.3189, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#D28A04 Sample readable text

HEX #D28A04

RGB rgb(210, 138, 4)

HSL hsl(39 96% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 98, 18)

Luminance 0.3189

Contrast Black 7.38:1White 2.85:1

CSS

--color-d28a04: #D28A04;
.background-d28a04 { background-color: #D28A04; }
.text-d28a04 { color: #D28A04; }

Luminance0.3189

Black text7.38:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA 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":"#D28A04","rgb":[210,138,4],"hsl":[39,96,42],"cmyk":[0,34,98,18],"luminance":0.3189,"contrast":{"black":7.38,"white":2.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B3D204","hex":"#B3D204","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.14,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FBB637","hex":"#FBB637","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.85,"contrastWhite":1.77,"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":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.13,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d28a04.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#044CD2","analogous":["#D22304","#B3D204"],"triadic":["#04D28A","#8A04D2"],"tetradic":["#04D223","#044CD2","#D204B3"],"splitComplementary":["#04B3D2","#2304D2"],"monochromatic":["#FBB637","#D28A04","#784F02"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBB637","dark":"#784F02","saturated":"#D68B00","desaturated":"#BA831C","pastel":"#EFBF67","neon":"#FFA600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":32.63433774416144},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":36.013886210738214},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":38.19685850956856},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":39.71145930332956}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D28A04

#D28A04 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #D28A04 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 210, 138, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 96% 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 0.3189, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.38:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D28A04 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B3D204#000000 text · best 12.14:1#B3D204

#FBB637#000000 text · best 11.85:1#FBB637

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

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Tangerine#000000 text · best 8.13:1#F28500

Generated Palette

#D28A04#D28A04

#044CD2#044CD2

#D22304#D22304

#B3D204#B3D204

#FBB637#FBB637

#784F02#784F02

Color Harmonies

#044CD2#044CD2

#D22304#D22304

#B3D204#B3D204

#04D28A#04D28A

#8A04D2#8A04D2

Variants

#FBB637#FBB637

#784F02#784F02

#D68B00#D68B00

#BA831C#BA831C

#EFBF67#EFBF67

#FFA600#FFA600

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Tangerine#F28500

Ochre#CC7722

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

#D28A04

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D28A04

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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