HEX atlas value

#D49E2B

#D49E2B is a warm orange HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 158, 43, HSL 41, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.3863, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#D49E2B Sample readable text

HEX #D49E2B

RGB rgb(212, 158, 43)

HSL hsl(41 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.3863

Contrast Black 8.73:1White 2.41:1

CSS

--color-d49e2b: #D49E2B;
.background-d49e2b { background-color: #D49E2B; }
.text-d49e2b { color: #D49E2B; }

Luminance0.3863

Black text8.73:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA 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":"#D49E2B","rgb":[212,158,43],"hsl":[41,66,50],"cmyk":[0,25,80,17],"luminance":0.3863,"contrast":{"black":8.73,"white":2.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5D42B","hex":"#B5D42B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.42,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E3C178","hex":"#E3C178","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.17,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F0A90F","hex":"#F0A90F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.39,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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 orange","balanced","balanced orange","Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d49e2b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B61D4","analogous":["#D44A2B","#B5D42B"],"triadic":["#2BD49E","#9E2BD4"],"tetradic":["#2BD44A","#2B61D4","#D42BB5"],"splitComplementary":["#2BB5D4","#4A2BD4"],"monochromatic":["#E3C178","#D49E2B","#87651C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3C178","dark":"#87651C","saturated":"#F0A90F","desaturated":"#B89447","pastel":"#E0CB9F","neon":"#FFBB29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":24.49489742783178},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":32.54228019054596}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D49E2B

#D49E2B is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #D49E2B is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 212, 158, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg with 66% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.3863, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.73:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D49E2B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5D42B#000000 text · best 12.42:1#B5D42B

#E3C178#000000 text · best 12.17:1#E3C178

#F0A90F#000000 text · best 10.39:1#F0A90F

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#D49E2B#D49E2B

#2B61D4#2B61D4

#D44A2B#D44A2B

#B5D42B#B5D42B

#E3C178#E3C178

#87651C#87651C

Color Harmonies

#2B61D4#2B61D4

#D44A2B#D44A2B

#B5D42B#B5D42B

#2BD49E#2BD49E

#9E2BD4#9E2BD4

Variants

#E3C178#E3C178

#87651C#87651C

#F0A90F#F0A90F

#B89447#B89447

#E0CB9F#E0CB9F

#FFBB29#FFBB29

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Bronze#CD7F32

#D49E2B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D49E2B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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