HEX atlas value

#D2A504

#D2A504 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 210, 165, 4, HSL 47, 96%, 42%, has luminance 0.4062, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D2A504 Sample readable text

HEX #D2A504

RGB rgb(210, 165, 4)

HSL hsl(47 96% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 98, 18)

Luminance 0.4062

Contrast Black 9.12:1White 2.3:1

CSS

--color-d2a504: #D2A504;
.background-d2a504 { background-color: #D2A504; }
.text-d2a504 { color: #D2A504; }

Luminance0.4062

Black text9.12:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA 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":"#D2A504","rgb":[210,165,4],"hsl":[47,96,42],"cmyk":[0,21,98,18],"luminance":0.4062,"contrast":{"black":9.12,"white":2.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBD037","hex":"#FBD037","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.18,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.62,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#98D204","hex":"#98D204","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.56,"contrastWhite":1.82,"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","Mustard Yellow 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/d2a504.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0431D2","analogous":["#D23F04","#98D204"],"triadic":["#04D2A5","#A504D2"],"tetradic":["#04D23F","#0431D2","#D20498"],"splitComplementary":["#0498D2","#3F04D2"],"monochromatic":["#FBD037","#D2A504","#785E02"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBD037","dark":"#785E02","saturated":"#D6A800","desaturated":"#BA981C","pastel":"#EFD167","neon":"#FFC800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":17.26267650163207},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":29.120439557122072},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":37.76241517699841},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":41.060930335295616},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":44.77722635447622}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D2A504

#D2A504 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D2A504 is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 210, 165, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.4062, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.12:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D2A504 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBD037#000000 text · best 14.18:1#FBD037

Industrial Yellow#000000 text · best 12.62:1#F3C300

#98D204#000000 text · best 11.56:1#98D204

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

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#D2A504#D2A504

#0431D2#0431D2

#D23F04#D23F04

#98D204#98D204

#FBD037#FBD037

#785E02#785E02

Color Harmonies

#0431D2#0431D2

#D23F04#D23F04

#98D204#98D204

#04D2A5#04D2A5

#A504D2#A504D2

Variants

#FBD037#FBD037

#785E02#785E02

#D6A800#D6A800

#BA981C#BA981C

#EFD167#EFD167

#FFC800#FFC800

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

#D2A504

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D2A504

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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