HEX atlas value

#D8AA13

#D8AA13 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 216, 170, 19, HSL 46, 84%, 46%, has luminance 0.434, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D8AA13 Sample readable text

HEX #D8AA13

RGB rgb(216, 170, 19)

HSL hsl(46 84% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 91, 15)

Luminance 0.434

Contrast Black 9.68:1White 2.17:1

CSS

--color-d8aa13: #D8AA13;
.background-d8aa13 { background-color: #D8AA13; }
.text-d8aa13 { color: #D8AA13; }

Luminance0.434

Black text9.68:1AA Pass

White text2.17:1AA 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":"#D8AA13","rgb":[216,170,19],"hsl":[46,84,46],"cmyk":[0,21,91,15],"luminance":0.434,"contrast":{"black":9.68,"white":2.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0CC56","hex":"#F0CC56","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.48,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.62,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A3D813","hex":"#A3D813","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.39,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBB400","hex":"#EBB400","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.06,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d8aa13.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1341D8","analogous":["#D84713","#A3D813"],"triadic":["#13D8AA","#AA13D8"],"tetradic":["#13D847","#1341D8","#D813A3"],"splitComplementary":["#13A3D8","#4713D8"],"monochromatic":["#F0CC56","#D8AA13","#83670B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0CC56","dark":"#83670B","saturated":"#EBB400","desaturated":"#BE9C2D","pastel":"#E8D082","neon":"#FFC814"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":14.071247279470288},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":40.85339643163099},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":41.41255848169731}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D8AA13

#D8AA13 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D8AA13 is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 216, 170, and 19, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 84% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.434, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.68:1AA Pass

White text2.17:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D8AA13 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0CC56#000000 text · best 13.48:1#F0CC56

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Industrial Yellow#000000 text · best 12.62:1#F3C300

#A3D813#000000 text · best 12.39:1#A3D813

#EBB400#000000 text · best 11.06:1#EBB400

Generated Palette

#D8AA13#D8AA13

#1341D8#1341D8

#D84713#D84713

#A3D813#A3D813

#F0CC56#F0CC56

#83670B#83670B

Color Harmonies

#1341D8#1341D8

#D84713#D84713

#A3D813#A3D813

#13D8AA#13D8AA

#AA13D8#AA13D8

Variants

#F0CC56#F0CC56

#83670B#83670B

#EBB400#EBB400

#BE9C2D#BE9C2D

#E8D082#E8D082

#FFC814#FFC814

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Marigold#EAA221

Citrine#E4D00A

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

#D8AA13

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D8AA13

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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