HEX atlas value

#DBC324

#DBC324 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 195, 36, HSL 52, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.5422, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DBC324 Sample readable text

HEX #DBC324

RGB rgb(219, 195, 36)

HSL hsl(52 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.5422

Contrast Black 11.84:1White 1.77:1

CSS

--color-dbc324: #DBC324;
.background-dbc324 { background-color: #DBC324; }
.text-dbc324 { color: #DBC324; }

Luminance0.5422

Black text11.84:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA 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":"#DBC324","rgb":[219,195,36],"hsl":[52,72,50],"cmyk":[0,11,84,14],"luminance":0.5422,"contrast":{"black":11.84,"white":1.77}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7D708","hex":"#F7D708","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.68,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E8D873","hex":"#E8D873","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.5,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Saffron adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dbc324.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#243CDB","analogous":["#DB6724","#98DB24"],"triadic":["#24DBC3","#C324DB"],"tetradic":["#24DB67","#243CDB","#DB2498"],"splitComplementary":["#2498DB","#6724DB"],"monochromatic":["#E8D873","#DBC324","#8C7D17"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8D873","dark":"#8C7D17","saturated":"#F7D708","desaturated":"#BFAE40","pastel":"#E4DA9B","neon":"#FFE229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":30.28200785945344},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":30.430248109405877},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":32.61901286060018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBC324

#DBC324 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DBC324 is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 219, 195, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.5422, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.84:1AA Pass

White text1.77:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBC324 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7D708#000000 text · best 14.68:1#F7D708

#E8D873#000000 text · best 14.5:1#E8D873

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

Generated Palette

#DBC324#DBC324

#243CDB#243CDB

#DB6724#DB6724

#98DB24#98DB24

#E8D873#E8D873

#8C7D17#8C7D17

Color Harmonies

#243CDB#243CDB

#DB6724#DB6724

#98DB24#98DB24

#24DBC3#24DBC3

#C324DB#C324DB

Variants

#E8D873#E8D873

#8C7D17#8C7D17

#F7D708#F7D708

#BFAE40#BFAE40

#E4DA9B#E4DA9B

#FFE229#FFE229

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Citrine#E4D00A

Buttercup#F3C13A

#DBC324

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBC324

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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