HEX atlas value

#D2A904

#D2A904 is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Mustard Yellow. RGB 210, 169, 4, HSL 48° 96% 42%, luminance 0.4209; view contrast and conversions.

yellow warm vibrant

#D2A904 Sample readable text

HEX #D2A904

RGB rgb(210, 169, 4)

HSL hsl(48 96% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 98, 18)

Luminance 0.4209

Contrast Black 9.42:1White 2.23:1

CSS

--color-d2a904: #D2A904;
.background-d2a904 { background-color: #D2A904; }
.text-d2a904 { color: #D2A904; }

HEX meaning and use

About #D2A904

#D2A904 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D2A904 is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 210, 169, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 96% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4209, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.42:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D2A904 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBD437#FBD437 · #000000 text · best 14.57:1 Citrine#E4D00A · #000000 text · best 13.33:1 Industrial Yellow#F3C300 · #000000 text · best 12.62:1 #94D204#94D204 · #000000 text · best 11.48:1 Mustard Yellow#E1AD01 · #000000 text · best 10.18:1

Generated Palette

#D2A904#D2A904

#042DD2#042DD2

#D24204#D24204

#94D204#94D204

#FBD437#FBD437

#786002#786002

Color Harmonies

#042DD2#042DD2

#D24204#D24204

#94D204#94D204

#04D2A9#04D2A9

#A904D2#A904D2

Variants

#FBD437#FBD437

#786002#786002

#D6AB00#D6AB00

#BA9B1C#BA9B1C

#EFD467#EFD467

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Citrine#E4D00A

Luminance0.4209

Black text9.42:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA 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":"#D2A904","rgb":[210,169,4],"hsl":[48,96,42],"cmyk":[0,20,98,18],"luminance":0.4209,"contrast":{"black":9.42,"white":2.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBD437","hex":"#FBD437","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.62,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#94D204","hex":"#94D204","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.48,"contrastWhite":1.83,"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"]}]

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/d2a904.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":"#042DD2","analogous":["#D24204","#94D204"],"triadic":["#04D2A9","#A904D2"],"tetradic":["#04D242","#042DD2","#D20494"],"splitComplementary":["#0494D2","#4204D2"],"monochromatic":["#FBD437","#D2A904","#786002"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBD437","dark":"#786002","saturated":"#D6AB00","desaturated":"#BA9B1C","pastel":"#EFD467","neon":"#FFCC00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":15.811388300841896},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":29.393876913398138},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":38.28837943815329},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":42.20189569201838},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":43.37049688440288}]

#D2A904

CSS

About #D2A904

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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