HEX atlas value

#D4D454

#D4D454 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 212, 84, HSL 60, 60%, 58%, has luminance 0.6172, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#D4D454 Sample readable text

HEX #D4D454

RGB rgb(212, 212, 84)

HSL hsl(60 60% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 60, 17)

Luminance 0.6172

Contrast Black 13.34:1White 1.57:1

CSS

--color-d4d454: #D4D454;
.background-d4d454 { background-color: #D4D454; }
.text-d4d454 { color: #D4D454; }

Luminance0.6172

Black text13.34:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA 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":"#D4D454","rgb":[212,212,84],"hsl":[60,60,58],"cmyk":[0,0,60,17],"luminance":0.6172,"contrast":{"black":13.34,"white":1.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECEC3C","hex":"#ECEC3C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.63,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7E79D","hex":"#E7E79D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.32,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Straw 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/d4d454.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5454D4","analogous":["#D49454","#94D454"],"triadic":["#54D4D4","#D454D4"],"tetradic":["#54D494","#5454D4","#D45494"],"splitComplementary":["#5494D4","#9454D4"],"monochromatic":["#E7E79D","#D4D454","#A3A329"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7E79D","dark":"#A3A329","saturated":"#ECEC3C","desaturated":"#BDBD6B","pastel":"#E7E7C0","neon":"#FFFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":37.815340802378074},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":39.74921382870358},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":40.13726448077895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D4D454

#D4D454 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #D4D454 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 212, 212, and 84, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.6172, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.34:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D4D454 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECEC3C#000000 text · best 16.63:1#ECEC3C

#E7E79D#000000 text · best 16.32:1#E7E79D

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#D4D454#D4D454

#5454D4#5454D4

#D49454#D49454

#94D454#94D454

#E7E79D#E7E79D

#A3A329#A3A329

Color Harmonies

#5454D4#5454D4

#D49454#D49454

#94D454#94D454

#54D4D4#54D4D4

#D454D4#D454D4

Variants

#E7E79D#E7E79D

#A3A329#A3A329

#ECEC3C#ECEC3C

#BDBD6B#BDBD6B

#E7E7C0#E7E7C0

#FFFF52#FFFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Pear#D1E231

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Old Gold#CFB53B

#D4D454

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D4D454

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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