HEX atlas value

#D4DB4D

#D4DB4D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 212, 219, 77, HSL 63, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.652, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D4DB4D Sample readable text

HEX #D4DB4D

RGB rgb(212, 219, 77)

HSL hsl(63 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.652

Contrast Black 14.04:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-d4db4d: #D4DB4D;
.background-d4db4d { background-color: #D4DB4D; }
.text-d4db4d { color: #D4DB4D; }

Luminance0.652

Black text14.04:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#D4DB4D","rgb":[212,219,77],"hsl":[63,66,58],"cmyk":[3,0,65,14],"luminance":0.652,"contrast":{"black":14.04,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E9F236","hex":"#E9F236","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.22,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E6EA99","hex":"#E6EA99","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pear 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/d4db4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#544DDB","analogous":["#DB9B4D","#8DDB4D"],"triadic":["#4DD4DB","#DB4DD4"],"tetradic":["#4DDB9B","#544DDB","#DB4D8D"],"splitComplementary":["#4D8DDB","#9B4DDB"],"monochromatic":["#E6EA99","#D4DB4D","#A3A923"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6EA99","dark":"#A3A923","saturated":"#E9F236","desaturated":"#BEC365","pastel":"#E8EABE","neon":"#F6FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":29.017236257093817},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":37.62977544445356},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":40.755367744629666},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":41.641325627314025},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":42.34383071948026}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D4DB4D

#D4DB4D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D4DB4D is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 212, 219, and 77, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 66% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.652, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.04:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D4DB4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E9F236#000000 text · best 17.22:1#E9F236

#E6EA99#000000 text · best 16.59:1#E6EA99

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

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

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#D4DB4D#D4DB4D

#544DDB#544DDB

#DB9B4D#DB9B4D

#8DDB4D#8DDB4D

#E6EA99#E6EA99

#A3A923#A3A923

Color Harmonies

#544DDB#544DDB

#DB9B4D#DB9B4D

#8DDB4D#8DDB4D

#4DD4DB#4DD4DB

#DB4DD4#DB4DD4

Variants

#E6EA99#E6EA99

#A3A923#A3A923

#E9F236#E9F236

#BEC365#BEC365

#E8EABE#E8EABE

#F6FF52#F6FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Straw#E4D96F

Dandelion#F0E130

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Old Gold#CFB53B

#D4DB4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D4DB4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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