HEX atlas value

#DBC84D

#DBC84D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 200, 77, HSL 52, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.569, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DBC84D Sample readable text

HEX #DBC84D

RGB rgb(219, 200, 77)

HSL hsl(52 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.569

Contrast Black 12.38:1White 1.7:1

CSS

--color-dbc84d: #DBC84D;
.background-dbc84d { background-color: #DBC84D; }
.text-dbc84d { color: #DBC84D; }

Luminance0.569

Black text12.38:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA 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":"#DBC84D","rgb":[219,200,77],"hsl":[52,66,58],"cmyk":[0,9,65,14],"luminance":0.569,"contrast":{"black":12.38,"white":1.7}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EADF99","hex":"#EADF99","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.51,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2D936","hex":"#F2D936","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.75,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A7DB4D","hex":"#A7DB4D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.88,"contrastWhite":1.63,"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"]}]

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/dbc84d.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/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D60DB","analogous":["#DB814D","#A7DB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDBC8","#C84DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB81","#4D60DB","#DB4DA7"],"splitComplementary":["#4DA7DB","#814DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EADF99","#DBC84D","#A99723"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EADF99","dark":"#A99723","saturated":"#F2D936","desaturated":"#C3B665","pastel":"#EAE4BE","neon":"#FFE852"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":28.792360097775937},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":38.49675310984031},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":39.06404996924922},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":39.319206502675}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBC84D

#DBC84D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DBC84D is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 219, 200, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.569, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.38:1AA Pass

White text1.7:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBC84D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EADF99#000000 text · best 15.51:1#EADF99

#F2D936#000000 text · best 14.75:1#F2D936

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#A7DB4D#000000 text · best 12.88:1#A7DB4D

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#DBC84D#DBC84D

#4D60DB#4D60DB

#DB814D#DB814D

#A7DB4D#A7DB4D

#EADF99#EADF99

#A99723#A99723

Color Harmonies

#4D60DB#4D60DB

#DB814D#DB814D

#A7DB4D#A7DB4D

#4DDBC8#4DDBC8

#C84DDB#C84DDB

Variants

#EADF99#EADF99

#A99723#A99723

#F2D936#F2D936

#C3B665#C3B665

#EAE4BE#EAE4BE

#FFE852#FFE852

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#DBC84D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBC84D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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