HEX atlas value

#DBA04D

#DBA04D is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 160, 77, HSL 35, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.4074, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DBA04D Sample readable text

HEX #DBA04D

RGB rgb(219, 160, 77)

HSL hsl(35 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.4074

Contrast Black 9.15:1White 2.3:1

CSS

--color-dba04d: #DBA04D;
.background-dba04d { background-color: #DBA04D; }
.text-dba04d { color: #DBA04D; }

Luminance0.4074

Black text9.15:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA 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":"#DBA04D","rgb":[219,160,77],"hsl":[35,66,58],"cmyk":[0,27,65,14],"luminance":0.4074,"contrast":{"black":9.15,"white":2.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFDB4D","hex":"#CFDB4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.89,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EAC999","hex":"#EAC999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.31,"contrastWhite":1.58,"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":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F2A436","hex":"#F2A436","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.14,"contrastWhite":2.07,"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/dba04d.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/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D88DB","analogous":["#DB594D","#CFDB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDBA0","#A04DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB59","#4D88DB","#DB4DCF"],"splitComplementary":["#4DCFDB","#594DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EAC999","#DBA04D","#A97123"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAC999","dark":"#A97123","saturated":"#F2A436","desaturated":"#C39C65","pastel":"#EAD7BE","neon":"#FFB752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":25.553864678361276},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":31.654383582688826},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":33.481338085566414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBA04D

#DBA04D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DBA04D is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 219, 160, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.4074, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.15:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBA04D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFDB4D#000000 text · best 13.89:1#CFDB4D

#EAC999#000000 text · best 13.31:1#EAC999

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

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

#F2A436#000000 text · best 10.14:1#F2A436

Generated Palette

#DBA04D#DBA04D

#4D88DB#4D88DB

#DB594D#DB594D

#CFDB4D#CFDB4D

#EAC999#EAC999

#A97123#A97123

Color Harmonies

#4D88DB#4D88DB

#DB594D#DB594D

#CFDB4D#CFDB4D

#4DDBA0#4DDBA0

#A04DDB#A04DDB

Variants

#EAC999#EAC999

#A97123#A97123

#F2A436#F2A436

#C39C65#C39C65

#EAD7BE#EAD7BE

#FFB752#FFB752

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Old Gold#CFB53B

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Peru#CD853F

#DBA04D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBA04D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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