HEX atlas value

#D2B004

#D2B004 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 210, 176, 4, HSL 50, 96%, 42%, has luminance 0.4476, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D2B004 Sample readable text

HEX #D2B004

RGB rgb(210, 176, 4)

HSL hsl(50 96% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 98, 18)

Luminance 0.4476

Contrast Black 9.95:1White 2.11:1

CSS

--color-d2b004: #D2B004;
.background-d2b004 { background-color: #D2B004; }
.text-d2b004 { color: #D2B004; }

Luminance0.4476

Black text9.95:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA 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":"#D2B004","rgb":[210,176,4],"hsl":[50,96,42],"cmyk":[0,16,98,18],"luminance":0.4476,"contrast":{"black":9.95,"white":2.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBDA37","hex":"#FBDA37","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.19,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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":"#8DD204","hex":"#8DD204","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.35,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6B300","hex":"#D6B300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"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/d2b004.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/citrine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0427D2","analogous":["#D24904","#8DD204"],"triadic":["#04D2B0","#B004D2"],"tetradic":["#04D249","#0427D2","#D2048D"],"splitComplementary":["#048DD2","#4904D2"],"monochromatic":["#FBDA37","#D2B004","#786402"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBDA37","dark":"#786402","saturated":"#D6B300","desaturated":"#BAA01C","pastel":"#EFD867","neon":"#FFD500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":15.588457268119896},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":31.12876483254676},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":37.20215047547655},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":38.28837943815329},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":40.162171256046406}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D2B004

#D2B004 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D2B004 is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 210, 176, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.4476, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.95:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D2B004 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBDA37#000000 text · best 15.19:1#FBDA37

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

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

#8DD204#000000 text · best 11.35:1#8DD204

#D6B300#000000 text · best 10.31:1#D6B300

Generated Palette

#D2B004#D2B004

#0427D2#0427D2

#D24904#D24904

#8DD204#8DD204

#FBDA37#FBDA37

#786402#786402

Color Harmonies

#0427D2#0427D2

#D24904#D24904

#8DD204#8DD204

#04D2B0#04D2B0

#B004D2#B004D2

Variants

#FBDA37#FBDA37

#786402#786402

#D6B300#D6B300

#BAA01C#BAA01C

#EFD867#EFD867

#FFD500#FFD500

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Citrine#E4D00A

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Marigold#EAA221

#D2B004

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D2B004

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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