HEX atlas value

#DBB74D

#DBB74D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 183, 77, HSL 45, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.4946, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DBB74D Sample readable text

HEX #DBB74D

RGB rgb(219, 183, 77)

HSL hsl(45 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.4946

Contrast Black 10.89:1White 1.93:1

CSS

--color-dbb74d: #DBB74D;
.background-dbb74d { background-color: #DBB74D; }
.text-dbb74d { color: #DBB74D; }

Luminance0.4946

Black text10.89:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA 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":"#DBB74D","rgb":[219,183,77],"hsl":[45,66,58],"cmyk":[0,16,65,14],"luminance":0.4946,"contrast":{"black":10.89,"white":1.93}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAD699","hex":"#EAD699","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.58,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B7DB4D","hex":"#B7DB4D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F2C336","hex":"#F2C336","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.63,"contrastWhite":1.66,"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":"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 yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dbb74d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D71DB","analogous":["#DB714D","#B7DB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDBB7","#B74DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB71","#4D71DB","#DB4DB7"],"splitComplementary":["#4DB7DB","#714DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EAD699","#DBB74D","#A98823"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAD699","dark":"#A98823","saturated":"#F2C336","desaturated":"#C3AB65","pastel":"#EADFBE","neon":"#FFD452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":21.72556098240043},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":32.202484376209235},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":36.40054944640259},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":36.701498607005135},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":37.12142238654117}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBB74D

#DBB74D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DBB74D is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 219, 183, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.4946, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.89:1AA Pass

White text1.93:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBB74D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.89:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAD699#000000 text · best 14.58:1#EAD699

#B7DB4D#000000 text · best 13.25:1#B7DB4D

#F2C336#000000 text · best 12.63:1#F2C336

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

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

Generated Palette

#DBB74D#DBB74D

#4D71DB#4D71DB

#DB714D#DB714D

#B7DB4D#B7DB4D

#EAD699#EAD699

#A98823#A98823

Color Harmonies

#4D71DB#4D71DB

#DB714D#DB714D

#B7DB4D#B7DB4D

#4DDBB7#4DDBB7

#B74DDB#B74DDB

Variants

#EAD699#EAD699

#A98823#A98823

#F2C336#F2C336

#C3AB65#C3AB65

#EADFBE#EADFBE

#FFD452#FFD452

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Butterscotch#E3963E

#DBB74D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBB74D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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