HEX atlas value

#DBA74D

#DBA74D is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 167, 77, HSL 38, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.4323, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DBA74D Sample readable text

HEX #DBA74D

RGB rgb(219, 167, 77)

HSL hsl(38 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.4323

Contrast Black 9.65:1White 2.18:1

CSS

--color-dba74d: #DBA74D;
.background-dba74d { background-color: #DBA74D; }
.text-dba74d { color: #DBA74D; }

Luminance0.4323

Black text9.65:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA 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":"#DBA74D","rgb":[219,167,77],"hsl":[38,66,58],"cmyk":[0,24,65,14],"luminance":0.4323,"contrast":{"black":9.65,"white":2.18}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C8DB4D","hex":"#C8DB4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.7,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EACD99","hex":"#EACD99","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.69,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F2AD36","hex":"#F2AD36","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dba74d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D81DB","analogous":["#DB604D","#C8DB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDBA7","#A74DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB60","#4D81DB","#DB4DC8"],"splitComplementary":["#4DC8DB","#604DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EACD99","#DBA74D","#A97823"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EACD99","dark":"#A97823","saturated":"#F2AD36","desaturated":"#C3A065","pastel":"#EADABE","neon":"#FFBF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":24.041630560342615},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":25.768197453450252},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":31.54362059117501},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":39.344631145812}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBA74D

#DBA74D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DBA74D is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 219, 167, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.4323, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.65:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBA74D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C8DB4D#000000 text · best 13.7:1#C8DB4D

#EACD99#000000 text · best 13.69:1#EACD99

#F2AD36#000000 text · best 10.81:1#F2AD36

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

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

Generated Palette

#DBA74D#DBA74D

#4D81DB#4D81DB

#DB604D#DB604D

#C8DB4D#C8DB4D

#EACD99#EACD99

#A97823#A97823

Color Harmonies

#4D81DB#4D81DB

#DB604D#DB604D

#C8DB4D#C8DB4D

#4DDBA7#4DDBA7

#A74DDB#A74DDB

Variants

#EACD99#EACD99

#A97823#A97823

#F2AD36#F2AD36

#C3A065#C3A065

#EADABE#EADABE

#FFBF52#FFBF52

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Peru#CD853F

#DBA74D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBA74D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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