HEX atlas value

#DB9224

#DB9224 is a warm orange HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 146, 36, HSL 36, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.3575, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DB9224 Sample readable text

HEX #DB9224

RGB rgb(219, 146, 36)

HSL hsl(36 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.3575

Contrast Black 8.15:1White 2.58:1

CSS

--color-db9224: #DB9224;
.background-db9224 { background-color: #DB9224; }
.text-db9224 { color: #DB9224; }

Luminance0.3575

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA 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":"#DB9224","rgb":[219,146,36],"hsl":[36,72,50],"cmyk":[0,33,84,14],"luminance":0.3575,"contrast":{"black":8.15,"white":2.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9DB24","hex":"#C9DB24","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.64,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E8B973","hex":"#E8B973","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.62,"contrastWhite":1.81,"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":"#F79708","hex":"#F79708","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db9224.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#246DDB","analogous":["#DB3624","#C9DB24"],"triadic":["#24DB92","#9224DB"],"tetradic":["#24DB36","#246DDB","#DB24C9"],"splitComplementary":["#24C9DB","#3624DB"],"monochromatic":["#E8B973","#DB9224","#8C5D17"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8B973","dark":"#8C5D17","saturated":"#F79708","desaturated":"#BF8C40","pastel":"#E4C79B","neon":"#FFA929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":19.44222209522358},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":22.135943621178654},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":27.49545416973504}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB9224

#DB9224 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DB9224 is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 219, 146, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.3575, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.44, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB9224 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9DB24#000000 text · best 13.64:1#C9DB24

#E8B973#000000 text · best 11.62:1#E8B973

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

#F79708#000000 text · best 9.38:1#F79708

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#DB9224#DB9224

#246DDB#246DDB

#DB3624#DB3624

#C9DB24#C9DB24

#E8B973#E8B973

#8C5D17#8C5D17

Color Harmonies

#246DDB#246DDB

#DB3624#DB3624

#C9DB24#C9DB24

#24DB92#24DB92

#9224DB#9224DB

Variants

#E8B973#E8B973

#8C5D17#8C5D17

#F79708#F79708

#BF8C40#BF8C40

#E4C79B#E4C79B

#FFA929#FFA929

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Bronze#CD7F32

Butterscotch#E3963E

#DB9224

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB9224

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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