HEX atlas value

#D7B03C

#D7B03C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 176, 60, HSL 45, 66%, 54%, has luminance 0.4582, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D7B03C Sample readable text

HEX #D7B03C

RGB rgb(215, 176, 60)

HSL hsl(45 66% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 72, 16)

Luminance 0.4582

Contrast Black 10.16:1White 2.07:1

CSS

--color-d7b03c: #D7B03C;
.background-d7b03c { background-color: #D7B03C; }
.text-d7b03c { color: #D7B03C; }

Luminance0.4582

Black text10.16:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA 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":"#D7B03C","rgb":[215,176,60],"hsl":[45,66,54],"cmyk":[0,18,72,16],"luminance":0.4582,"contrast":{"black":10.16,"white":2.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E7CF88","hex":"#E7CF88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.68,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0D73C","hex":"#B0D73C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.63,"contrastWhite":1.66,"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"]},{"name":"#F1BD22","hex":"#F1BD22","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.04,"contrastWhite":1.74,"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","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/d7b03c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3C63D7","analogous":["#D7633C","#B0D73C"],"triadic":["#3CD7B0","#B03CD7"],"tetradic":["#3CD763","#3C63D7","#D73CB0"],"splitComplementary":["#3CB0D7","#633CD7"],"monochromatic":["#E7CF88","#D7B03C","#987A1F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7CF88","dark":"#987A1F","saturated":"#F1BD22","desaturated":"#BDA456","pastel":"#E5D7AE","neon":"#FFCF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":9.486832980505138},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":28.705400188814647},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":32.817678162843876},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":35.86084215408221}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D7B03C

#D7B03C is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D7B03C is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 215, 176, and 60, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 66% saturation and 54% 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 0.4582, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.16:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D7B03C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E7CF88#000000 text · best 13.68:1#E7CF88

#B0D73C#000000 text · best 12.63:1#B0D73C

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#F1BD22#000000 text · best 12.04:1#F1BD22

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

Generated Palette

#D7B03C#D7B03C

#3C63D7#3C63D7

#D7633C#D7633C

#B0D73C#B0D73C

#E7CF88#E7CF88

#987A1F#987A1F

Color Harmonies

#3C63D7#3C63D7

#D7633C#D7633C

#B0D73C#B0D73C

#3CD7B0#3CD7B0

#B03CD7#B03CD7

Variants

#E7CF88#E7CF88

#987A1F#987A1F

#F1BD22#F1BD22

#BDA456#BDA456

#E5D7AE#E5D7AE

#FFCF3D#FFCF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

Buttercup#F3C13A

Marigold#EAA221

#D7B03C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D7B03C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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