HEX atlas value

#D7D73C

#D7D73C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 215, 60, HSL 60, 66%, 54%, has luminance 0.6337, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#D7D73C Sample readable text

HEX #D7D73C

RGB rgb(215, 215, 60)

HSL hsl(60 66% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 72, 16)

Luminance 0.6337

Contrast Black 13.67:1White 1.54:1

CSS

--color-d7d73c: #D7D73C;
.background-d7d73c { background-color: #D7D73C; }
.text-d7d73c { color: #D7D73C; }

Luminance0.6337

Black text13.67:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA 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":"#D7D73C","rgb":[215,215,60],"hsl":[60,66,54],"cmyk":[0,0,72,16],"luminance":0.6337,"contrast":{"black":13.67,"white":1.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F122","hex":"#F1F122","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.35,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7E788","hex":"#E7E788","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.18,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"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"]}]

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/d7d73c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3C3CD7","analogous":["#D78A3C","#8AD73C"],"triadic":["#3CD7D7","#D73CD7"],"tetradic":["#3CD78A","#3C3CD7","#D73C8A"],"splitComplementary":["#3C8AD7","#8A3CD7"],"monochromatic":["#E7E788","#D7D73C","#98981F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E7E788","dark":"#98981F","saturated":"#F1F122","desaturated":"#BDBD56","pastel":"#E5E5AE","neon":"#FFFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":34.942810419312295},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":35.66510900025401},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":36.68787265568828}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D7D73C

#D7D73C is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #D7D73C is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 215, 215, and 60, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.6337, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.67:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D7D73C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F122#000000 text · best 17.35:1#F1F122

#E7E788#000000 text · best 16.18:1#E7E788

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#D7D73C#D7D73C

#3C3CD7#3C3CD7

#D78A3C#D78A3C

#8AD73C#8AD73C

#E7E788#E7E788

#98981F#98981F

Color Harmonies

#3C3CD7#3C3CD7

#D78A3C#D78A3C

#8AD73C#8AD73C

#3CD7D7#3CD7D7

#D73CD7#D73CD7

Variants

#E7E788#E7E788

#98981F#98981F

#F1F122#F1F122

#BDBD56#BDBD56

#E5E5AE#E5E5AE

#FFFF3D#FFFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Dandelion#F0E130

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

#D7D73C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D7D73C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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