HEX atlas value

#D8BA13

#D8BA13 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 216, 186, 19, HSL 51, 84%, 46%, has luminance 0.4976, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#D8BA13 Sample readable text

HEX #D8BA13

RGB rgb(216, 186, 19)

HSL hsl(51 84% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 91, 15)

Luminance 0.4976

Contrast Black 10.95:1White 1.92:1

CSS

--color-d8ba13: #D8BA13;
.background-d8ba13 { background-color: #D8BA13; }
.text-d8ba13 { color: #D8BA13; }

Luminance0.4976

Black text10.95:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA 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":"#D8BA13","rgb":[216,186,19],"hsl":[51,84,46],"cmyk":[0,14,91,15],"luminance":0.4976,"contrast":{"black":10.95,"white":1.92}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0D956","hex":"#F0D956","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.76,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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":"#EBC700","hex":"#EBC700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"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":"#93D813","hex":"#93D813","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.07,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Mustard Yellow 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/d8ba13.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1330D8","analogous":["#D85813","#93D813"],"triadic":["#13D8BA","#BA13D8"],"tetradic":["#13D858","#1330D8","#D81393"],"splitComplementary":["#1393D8","#5813D8"],"monochromatic":["#F0D956","#D8BA13","#83710B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0D956","dark":"#83710B","saturated":"#EBC700","desaturated":"#BEA82D","pastel":"#E8D982","neon":"#FFDC14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":23.958297101421877},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":26.627053911388696},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":33.1058907144937},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":34.219877264537345}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D8BA13

#D8BA13 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #D8BA13 is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 216, 186, and 19, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.4976, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.95:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D8BA13 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0D956#000000 text · best 14.76:1#F0D956

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

#EBC700#000000 text · best 12.7:1#EBC700

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

#93D813#000000 text · best 12.07:1#93D813

Generated Palette

#D8BA13#D8BA13

#1330D8#1330D8

#D85813#D85813

#93D813#93D813

#F0D956#F0D956

#83710B#83710B

Color Harmonies

#1330D8#1330D8

#D85813#D85813

#93D813#93D813

#13D8BA#13D8BA

#BA13D8#BA13D8

Variants

#F0D956#F0D956

#83710B#83710B

#EBC700#EBC700

#BEA82D#BEA82D

#E8D982#E8D982

#FFDC14#FFDC14

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Citrine#E4D00A

Marigold#EAA221

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

#D8BA13

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D8BA13

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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