HEX atlas value

#DB9D4D

#DB9D4D is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 157, 77, HSL 34, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.3971, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DB9D4D Sample readable text

HEX #DB9D4D

RGB rgb(219, 157, 77)

HSL hsl(34 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.3971

Contrast Black 8.94:1White 2.35:1

CSS

--color-db9d4d: #DB9D4D;
.background-db9d4d { background-color: #DB9D4D; }
.text-db9d4d { color: #DB9D4D; }

Luminance0.3971

Black text8.94:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA 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":"#DB9D4D","rgb":[219,157,77],"hsl":[34,66,58],"cmyk":[0,28,65,14],"luminance":0.3971,"contrast":{"black":8.94,"white":2.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D1DB4D","hex":"#D1DB4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.95,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EAC799","hex":"#EAC799","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.13,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F2A036","hex":"#F2A036","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.86,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/db9d4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D8ADB","analogous":["#DB574D","#D1DB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDB9D","#9D4DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB57","#4D8ADB","#DB4DD1"],"splitComplementary":["#4DD1DB","#574DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EAC799","#DB9D4D","#A96F23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAC799","dark":"#A96F23","saturated":"#F2A036","desaturated":"#C39A65","pastel":"#EAD7BE","neon":"#FFB452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":23.021728866442675},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":31.11269837220809},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":32.17141588429082},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.31098884280702}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DB9D4D

#DB9D4D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DB9D4D is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 219, 157, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg with 66% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.3971, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.94:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DB9D4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.94:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D1DB4D#000000 text · best 13.95:1#D1DB4D

#EAC799#000000 text · best 13.13:1#EAC799

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#F2A036#000000 text · best 9.86:1#F2A036

Generated Palette

#DB9D4D#DB9D4D

#4D8ADB#4D8ADB

#DB574D#DB574D

#D1DB4D#D1DB4D

#EAC799#EAC799

#A96F23#A96F23

Color Harmonies

#4D8ADB#4D8ADB

#DB574D#DB574D

#D1DB4D#D1DB4D

#4DDB9D#4DDB9D

#9D4DDB#9D4DDB

Variants

#EAC799#EAC799

#A96F23#A96F23

#F2A036#F2A036

#C39A65#C39A65

#EAD7BE#EAD7BE

#FFB452#FFB452

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Peru#CD853F

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Old Gold#CFB53B

#DB9D4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DB9D4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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