HEX atlas value

#DB5524

#DB5524 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cinnabar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 85, 36, HSL 16, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.2168, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DB5524 Sample readable text

HEX #DB5524

RGB rgb(219, 85, 36)

HSL hsl(16 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 61, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.2168

Contrast Black 5.34:1White 3.94:1

CSS

--color-db5524: #DB5524;
.background-db5524 { background-color: #DB5524; }
.text-db5524 { color: #DB5524; }

Luminance0.2168

Black text5.34:1AA Pass

White text3.94:1AA 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":"#DB5524","rgb":[219,85,36],"hsl":[16,72,50],"cmyk":[0,61,84,14],"luminance":0.2168,"contrast":{"black":5.34,"white":3.94}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.94,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBB024","hex":"#DBB024","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.25,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E89273","hex":"#E89273","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.79,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8C3617","hex":"#8C3617","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.66,"contrastWhite":7.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#24AADB","hex":"#24AADB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.85,"contrastWhite":2.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.02,"contrastWhite":3.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cinnabar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db5524.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#24AADB","analogous":["#DB244F","#DBB024"],"triadic":["#24DB55","#5524DB"],"tetradic":["#4FDB24","#24AADB","#B024DB"],"splitComplementary":["#24DBB0","#244FDB"],"monochromatic":["#E89273","#DB5524","#8C3617"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E89273","dark":"#8C3617","saturated":"#F74808","desaturated":"#BF6240","pastel":"#E4AE9B","neon":"#FF6229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":15.652475842498529},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":22.737634001804146},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":22.737634001804146},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":26.095976701399778}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB5524

#DB5524 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DB5524 is visually closest to Cinnabar, a named red color with HEX #E44D2E.

The RGB channels are 219, 85, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 72% saturation and 50% 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 0.2168, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.34:1AA Pass

White text3.94:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB5524 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.34:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.94:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBB024#000000 text · best 10.25:1#DBB024

#E89273#000000 text · best 8.79:1#E89273

#8C3617#FFFFFF text · best 7.91:1#8C3617

#24AADB#000000 text · best 7.85:1#24AADB

Fire Opal#000000 text · best 6.02:1#E95C20

Generated Palette

#DB5524#DB5524

#24AADB#24AADB

#DB244F#DB244F

#DBB024#DBB024

#E89273#E89273

#8C3617#8C3617

Color Harmonies

#24AADB#24AADB

#DB244F#DB244F

#DBB024#DBB024

#24DB55#24DB55

#5524DB#5524DB

Variants

#E89273#E89273

#8C3617#8C3617

#F74808#F74808

#BF6240#BF6240

#E4AE9B#E4AE9B

#FF6229#FF6229

Nearest Named Colors

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Fire Opal#E95C20

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Vermilion#E34234

#DB5524

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB5524

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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