HEX atlas value

#D4C62B

#D4C62B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 198, 43, HSL 55, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.5456, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D4C62B Sample readable text

HEX #D4C62B

RGB rgb(212, 198, 43)

HSL hsl(55 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.5456

Contrast Black 11.91:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-d4c62b: #D4C62B;
.background-d4c62b { background-color: #D4C62B; }
.text-d4c62b { color: #D4C62B; }

Luminance0.5456

Black text11.91:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA 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":"#D4C62B","rgb":[212,198,43],"hsl":[55,66,50],"cmyk":[0,7,80,17],"luminance":0.5456,"contrast":{"black":11.91,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0DD0F","hex":"#F0DD0F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.05,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E3DA78","hex":"#E3DA78","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Old Gold 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/d4c62b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B39D4","analogous":["#D4712B","#8ED42B"],"triadic":["#2BD4C6","#C62BD4"],"tetradic":["#2BD471","#2B39D4","#D42B8E"],"splitComplementary":["#2B8ED4","#712BD4"],"monochromatic":["#E3DA78","#D4C62B","#877E1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3DA78","dark":"#877E1C","saturated":"#F0DD0F","desaturated":"#B8AE47","pastel":"#E0DA9F","neon":"#FFED29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":23.874672772626646},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":28.792360097775937},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":32.449961479175904},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":32.817678162843876},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":34.79942528261063}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D4C62B

#D4C62B is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D4C62B is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 212, 198, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg 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 0.5456, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.91:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D4C62B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0DD0F#000000 text · best 15.05:1#F0DD0F

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#E3DA78#000000 text · best 14.57:1#E3DA78

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

Generated Palette

#D4C62B#D4C62B

#2B39D4#2B39D4

#D4712B#D4712B

#8ED42B#8ED42B

#E3DA78#E3DA78

#877E1C#877E1C

Color Harmonies

#2B39D4#2B39D4

#D4712B#D4712B

#8ED42B#8ED42B

#2BD4C6#2BD4C6

#C62BD4#C62BD4

Variants

#E3DA78#E3DA78

#877E1C#877E1C

#F0DD0F#F0DD0F

#B8AE47#B8AE47

#E0DA9F#E0DA9F

#FFED29#FFED29

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Pear#D1E231

Saffron#F4C430

Peridot#B4C424

Buttercup#F3C13A

#D4C62B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D4C62B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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