HEX atlas value

#D2AC04

#D2AC04 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 210, 172, 4, HSL 49, 96%, 42%, has luminance 0.4322, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D2AC04 Sample readable text

HEX #D2AC04

RGB rgb(210, 172, 4)

HSL hsl(49 96% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 98, 18)

Luminance 0.4322

Contrast Black 9.64:1White 2.18:1

CSS

--color-d2ac04: #D2AC04;
.background-d2ac04 { background-color: #D2AC04; }
.text-d2ac04 { color: #D2AC04; }

Luminance0.4322

Black text9.64:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA 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":"#D2AC04","rgb":[210,172,4],"hsl":[49,96,42],"cmyk":[0,18,98,18],"luminance":0.4322,"contrast":{"black":9.64,"white":2.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBD737","hex":"#FBD737","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.88,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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":"#91D204","hex":"#91D204","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.42,"contrastWhite":1.84,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d2ac04.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":"#042AD2","analogous":["#D24504","#91D204"],"triadic":["#04D2AC","#AC04D2"],"tetradic":["#04D245","#042AD2","#D20491"],"splitComplementary":["#0491D2","#4504D2"],"monochromatic":["#FBD737","#D2AC04","#786202"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBD737","dark":"#786202","saturated":"#D6AF00","desaturated":"#BA9D1C","pastel":"#EFD667","neon":"#FFD000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":15.329709716755891},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":38.948684188300895},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":40.422765862815474},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":40.69397989875161}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D2AC04

#D2AC04 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D2AC04 is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 210, 172, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.4322, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.64:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D2AC04 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBD737#000000 text · best 14.88:1#FBD737

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

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

#91D204#000000 text · best 11.42:1#91D204

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

Generated Palette

#D2AC04#D2AC04

#042AD2#042AD2

#D24504#D24504

#91D204#91D204

#FBD737#FBD737

#786202#786202

Color Harmonies

#042AD2#042AD2

#D24504#D24504

#91D204#91D204

#04D2AC#04D2AC

#AC04D2#AC04D2

Variants

#FBD737#FBD737

#786202#786202

#D6AF00#D6AF00

#BA9D1C#BA9D1C

#EFD667#EFD667

#FFD000#FFD000

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Citrine#E4D00A

#D2AC04

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D2AC04

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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