HEX atlas value

#DBB04D

#DBB04D is a warm orange HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 176, 77, HSL 42, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.4665, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DBB04D Sample readable text

HEX #DBB04D

RGB rgb(219, 176, 77)

HSL hsl(42 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.4665

Contrast Black 10.33:1White 2.03:1

CSS

--color-dbb04d: #DBB04D;
.background-dbb04d { background-color: #DBB04D; }
.text-dbb04d { color: #DBB04D; }

Luminance0.4665

Black text10.33:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA 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":"#DBB04D","rgb":[219,176,77],"hsl":[42,66,58],"cmyk":[0,20,65,14],"luminance":0.4665,"contrast":{"black":10.33,"white":2.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAD299","hex":"#EAD299","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.18,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BEDB4D","hex":"#BEDB4D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.43,"contrastWhite":1.56,"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":"#F2BA36","hex":"#F2BA36","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.85,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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/dbb04d.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":"#4D78DB","analogous":["#DB694D","#BEDB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDBB0","#B04DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB69","#4D78DB","#DB4DBE"],"splitComplementary":["#4DBEDB","#694DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EAD299","#DBB04D","#A98123"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAD299","dark":"#A98123","saturated":"#F2BA36","desaturated":"#C3A765","pastel":"#EADCBE","neon":"#FFCB52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":22.20360331117452},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":35.014282800023196},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":37.44329045369811}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBB04D

#DBB04D is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DBB04D is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 219, 176, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.4665, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.33:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBB04D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAD299#000000 text · best 14.18:1#EAD299

#BEDB4D#000000 text · best 13.43:1#BEDB4D

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#F2BA36#000000 text · best 11.85:1#F2BA36

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#DBB04D#DBB04D

#4D78DB#4D78DB

#DB694D#DB694D

#BEDB4D#BEDB4D

#EAD299#EAD299

#A98123#A98123

Color Harmonies

#4D78DB#4D78DB

#DB694D#DB694D

#BEDB4D#BEDB4D

#4DDBB0#4DDBB0

#B04DDB#B04DDB

Variants

#EAD299#EAD299

#A98123#A98123

#F2BA36#F2BA36

#C3A765#C3A765

#EADCBE#EADCBE

#FFCB52#FFCB52

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Butterscotch#E3963E

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#DBB04D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBB04D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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