HEX atlas value

#D4AF2B

#D4AF2B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 175, 43, HSL 47, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.4483, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D4AF2B Sample readable text

HEX #D4AF2B

RGB rgb(212, 175, 43)

HSL hsl(47 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.4483

Contrast Black 9.97:1White 2.11:1

CSS

--color-d4af2b: #D4AF2B;
.background-d4af2b { background-color: #D4AF2B; }
.text-d4af2b { color: #D4AF2B; }

Luminance0.4483

Black text9.97:1AA 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":"#D4AF2B","rgb":[212,175,43],"hsl":[47,66,50],"cmyk":[0,17,80,17],"luminance":0.4483,"contrast":{"black":9.97,"white":2.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3CC78","hex":"#E3CC78","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.17,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F0BF0F","hex":"#F0BF0F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.16,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A4D42B","hex":"#A4D42B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d4af2b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B50D4","analogous":["#D45B2B","#A4D42B"],"triadic":["#2BD4AF","#AF2BD4"],"tetradic":["#2BD45B","#2B50D4","#D42BA4"],"splitComplementary":["#2BA4D4","#5B2BD4"],"monochromatic":["#E3CC78","#D4AF2B","#87701C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3CC78","dark":"#87701C","saturated":"#F0BF0F","desaturated":"#B89F47","pastel":"#E0D29F","neon":"#FFD129"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":34.79942528261063},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":38.600518131237564}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D4AF2B

#D4AF2B is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D4AF2B is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 212, 175, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.4483, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.97:1AA 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 #D4AF2B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3CC78#000000 text · best 13.17:1#E3CC78

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

#F0BF0F#000000 text · best 12.16:1#F0BF0F

#A4D42B#000000 text · best 12.03:1#A4D42B

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

Generated Palette

#D4AF2B#D4AF2B

#2B50D4#2B50D4

#D45B2B#D45B2B

#A4D42B#A4D42B

#E3CC78#E3CC78

#87701C#87701C

Color Harmonies

#2B50D4#2B50D4

#D45B2B#D45B2B

#A4D42B#A4D42B

#2BD4AF#2BD4AF

#AF2BD4#AF2BD4

Variants

#E3CC78#E3CC78

#87701C#87701C

#F0BF0F#F0BF0F

#B89F47#B89F47

#E0D29F#E0D29F

#FFD129#FFD129

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Old Gold#CFB53B

Marigold#EAA221

Butterscotch#E3963E

Saffron#F4C430

#D4AF2B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D4AF2B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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