HEX atlas value

#DB8924

#DB8924 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 137, 36, HSL 33, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.3308, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DB8924 Sample readable text

HEX #DB8924

RGB rgb(219, 137, 36)

HSL hsl(33 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.3308

Contrast Black 7.62:1White 2.76:1

CSS

--color-db8924: #DB8924;
.background-db8924 { background-color: #DB8924; }
.text-db8924 { color: #DB8924; }

Luminance0.3308

Black text7.62:1AA Pass

White text2.76:1AA 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":"#DB8924","rgb":[219,137,36],"hsl":[33,72,50],"cmyk":[0,37,84,14],"luminance":0.3308,"contrast":{"black":7.62,"white":2.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2DB24","hex":"#D2DB24","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.9,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E8B373","hex":"#E8B373","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.13,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F78B08","hex":"#F78B08","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.65,"contrastWhite":2.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cadmium Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db8924.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2476DB","analogous":["#DB2D24","#D2DB24"],"triadic":["#24DB89","#8924DB"],"tetradic":["#24DB2D","#2476DB","#DB24D2"],"splitComplementary":["#24D2DB","#2D24DB"],"monochromatic":["#E8B373","#DB8924","#8C5717"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8B373","dark":"#8C5717","saturated":"#F78B08","desaturated":"#BF8640","pastel":"#E4C39B","neon":"#FF9F29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":22.181073012818835},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":23.515952032609693},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":28.30194339616981},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":29.30870177950569}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB8924

#DB8924 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DB8924 is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 219, 137, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.3308, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.62:1AA Pass

White text2.76:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB8924 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2DB24#000000 text · best 13.9:1#D2DB24

#E8B373#000000 text · best 11.13:1#E8B373

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

#F78B08#000000 text · best 8.65:1#F78B08

Generated Palette

#DB8924#DB8924

#2476DB#2476DB

#DB2D24#DB2D24

#D2DB24#D2DB24

#E8B373#E8B373

#8C5717#8C5717

Color Harmonies

#2476DB#2476DB

#DB2D24#DB2D24

#D2DB24#D2DB24

#24DB89#24DB89

#8924DB#8924DB

Variants

#E8B373#E8B373

#8C5717#8C5717

#F78B08#F78B08

#BF8640#BF8640

#E4C39B#E4C39B

#FF9F29#FF9F29

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Bronze#CD7F32

Ochre#CC7722

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

#DB8924

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB8924

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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