HEX atlas value

#DBA124

#DBA124 is a warm orange HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 161, 36, HSL 41, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.4068, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DBA124 Sample readable text

HEX #DBA124

RGB rgb(219, 161, 36)

HSL hsl(41 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.4068

Contrast Black 9.14:1White 2.3:1

CSS

--color-dba124: #DBA124;
.background-dba124 { background-color: #DBA124; }
.text-dba124 { color: #DBA124; }

Luminance0.4068

Black text9.14:1AA 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":"#DBA124","rgb":[219,161,36],"hsl":[41,72,50],"cmyk":[0,26,84,14],"luminance":0.4068,"contrast":{"black":9.14,"white":2.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BADB24","hex":"#BADB24","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E8C373","hex":"#E8C373","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.48,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F7AB08","hex":"#F7AB08","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"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":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"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/dba124.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/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#245EDB","analogous":["#DB4524","#BADB24"],"triadic":["#24DBA1","#A124DB"],"tetradic":["#24DB45","#245EDB","#DB24BA"],"splitComplementary":["#24BADB","#4524DB"],"monochromatic":["#E8C373","#DBA124","#8C6717"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8C373","dark":"#8C6717","saturated":"#F7AB08","desaturated":"#BF9740","pastel":"#E4CD9B","neon":"#FFBB29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":5.744562646538029},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":15.329709716755891},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":32.87856444554719}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBA124

#DBA124 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DBA124 is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 219, 161, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.4068, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.14:1AA 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 #DBA124 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BADB24#000000 text · best 13.25:1#BADB24

#E8C373#000000 text · best 12.48:1#E8C373

#F7AB08#000000 text · best 10.78:1#F7AB08

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

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#DBA124#DBA124

#245EDB#245EDB

#DB4524#DB4524

#BADB24#BADB24

#E8C373#E8C373

#8C6717#8C6717

Color Harmonies

#245EDB#245EDB

#DB4524#DB4524

#BADB24#BADB24

#24DBA1#24DBA1

#A124DB#A124DB

Variants

#E8C373#E8C373

#8C6717#8C6717

#F7AB08#F7AB08

#BF9740#BF9740

#E4CD9B#E4CD9B

#FFBB29#FFBB29

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#DBA124

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBA124

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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