HEX atlas value

#DBA94D

#DBA94D is a warm orange HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 169, 77, HSL 39, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.4397, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DBA94D Sample readable text

HEX #DBA94D

RGB rgb(219, 169, 77)

HSL hsl(39 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.4397

Contrast Black 9.79:1White 2.14:1

CSS

--color-dba94d: #DBA94D;
.background-dba94d { background-color: #DBA94D; }
.text-dba94d { color: #DBA94D; }

Luminance0.4397

Black text9.79:1AA Pass

White text2.14:1AA 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":"#DBA94D","rgb":[219,169,77],"hsl":[39,66,58],"cmyk":[0,23,65,14],"luminance":0.4397,"contrast":{"black":9.79,"white":2.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EACE99","hex":"#EACE99","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.79,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5DB4D","hex":"#C5DB4D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.61,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F2B036","hex":"#F2B036","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dba94d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D7FDB","analogous":["#DB624D","#C5DB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDBA9","#A94DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB62","#4D7FDB","#DB4DC5"],"splitComplementary":["#4DC5DB","#624DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EACE99","#DBA94D","#A97A23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EACE99","dark":"#A97A23","saturated":"#F2B036","desaturated":"#C3A265","pastel":"#EADABE","neon":"#FFC252"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":24.73863375370596},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":38.897300677553446}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBA94D

#DBA94D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DBA94D is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 219, 169, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg 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 0.4397, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.79:1AA Pass

White text2.14:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBA94D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EACE99#000000 text · best 13.79:1#EACE99

#C5DB4D#000000 text · best 13.61:1#C5DB4D

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#F2B036#000000 text · best 11.04:1#F2B036

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

Generated Palette

#DBA94D#DBA94D

#4D7FDB#4D7FDB

#DB624D#DB624D

#C5DB4D#C5DB4D

#EACE99#EACE99

#A97A23#A97A23

Color Harmonies

#4D7FDB#4D7FDB

#DB624D#DB624D

#C5DB4D#C5DB4D

#4DDBA9#4DDBA9

#A94DDB#A94DDB

Variants

#EACE99#EACE99

#A97A23#A97A23

#F2B036#F2B036

#C3A265#C3A265

#EADABE#EADABE

#FFC252#FFC252

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Butterscotch#E3963E

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Buttercup#F3C13A

#DBA94D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBA94D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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