HEX atlas value

#D4C154

#D4C154 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 193, 84, HSL 51, 60%, 58%, has luminance 0.5278, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#D4C154 Sample readable text

HEX #D4C154

RGB rgb(212, 193, 84)

HSL hsl(51 60% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 60, 17)

Luminance 0.5278

Contrast Black 11.56:1White 1.82:1

CSS

--color-d4c154: #D4C154;
.background-d4c154 { background-color: #D4C154; }
.text-d4c154 { color: #D4C154; }

Luminance0.5278

Black text11.56:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA 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":"#D4C154","rgb":[212,193,84],"hsl":[51,60,58],"cmyk":[0,9,60,17],"luminance":0.5278,"contrast":{"black":11.56,"white":1.82}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E7DC9D","hex":"#E7DC9D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.12,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ECD13C","hex":"#ECD13C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.75,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A7D454","hex":"#A7D454","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.19,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d4c154.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5467D4","analogous":["#D48154","#A7D454"],"triadic":["#54D4C1","#C154D4"],"tetradic":["#54D481","#5467D4","#D454A7"],"splitComplementary":["#54A7D4","#8154D4"],"monochromatic":["#E7DC9D","#D4C154","#A39129"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7DC9D","dark":"#A39129","saturated":"#ECD13C","desaturated":"#BDB06B","pastel":"#E7E1C0","neon":"#FFE552"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":31.448370387032774},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":34.02939905434711},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":38.80721582386451}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D4C154

#D4C154 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #D4C154 is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 212, 193, and 84, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 60% saturation and 58% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5278, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.56:1AA Pass

White text1.82:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D4C154 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7DC9D#000000 text · best 15.12:1#E7DC9D

#ECD13C#000000 text · best 13.75:1#ECD13C

#A7D454#000000 text · best 12.19:1#A7D454

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

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

Generated Palette

#D4C154#D4C154

#5467D4#5467D4

#D48154#D48154

#A7D454#A7D454

#E7DC9D#E7DC9D

#A39129#A39129

Color Harmonies

#5467D4#5467D4

#D48154#D48154

#A7D454#A7D454

#54D4C1#54D4C1

#C154D4#C154D4

Variants

#E7DC9D#E7DC9D

#A39129#A39129

#ECD13C#ECD13C

#BDB06B#BDB06B

#E7E1C0#E7E1C0

#FFE552#FFE552

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Bamboo#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Sandstone#C9AE74

#D4C154

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D4C154

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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