HEX atlas value

#DBC924

#DBC924 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 201, 36, HSL 54, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.5696, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DBC924 Sample readable text

HEX #DBC924

RGB rgb(219, 201, 36)

HSL hsl(54 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.5696

Contrast Black 12.39:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-dbc924: #DBC924;
.background-dbc924 { background-color: #DBC924; }
.text-dbc924 { color: #DBC924; }

Luminance0.5696

Black text12.39:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#DBC924","rgb":[219,201,36],"hsl":[54,72,50],"cmyk":[0,8,84,14],"luminance":0.5696,"contrast":{"black":12.39,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7DF08","hex":"#F7DF08","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.51,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8DC73","hex":"#E8DC73","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.92,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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"]}]

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/dbc924.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2436DB","analogous":["#DB6D24","#92DB24"],"triadic":["#24DBC9","#C924DB"],"tetradic":["#24DB6D","#2436DB","#DB2492"],"splitComplementary":["#2492DB","#6D24DB"],"monochromatic":["#E8DC73","#DBC924","#8C8117"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8DC73","dark":"#8C8117","saturated":"#F7DF08","desaturated":"#BFB340","pastel":"#E4DC9B","neon":"#FFEA29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":28.39013913315678},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":29.899832775452108},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":33.52610922848042}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBC924

#DBC924 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DBC924 is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 219, 201, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg 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 0.5696, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.39:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBC924 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7DF08#000000 text · best 15.51:1#F7DF08

#E8DC73#000000 text · best 14.92:1#E8DC73

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#DBC924#DBC924

#2436DB#2436DB

#DB6D24#DB6D24

#92DB24#92DB24

#E8DC73#E8DC73

#8C8117#8C8117

Color Harmonies

#2436DB#2436DB

#DB6D24#DB6D24

#92DB24#92DB24

#24DBC9#24DBC9

#C924DB#C924DB

Variants

#E8DC73#E8DC73

#8C8117#8C8117

#F7DF08#F7DF08

#BFB340#BFB340

#E4DC9B#E4DC9B

#FFEA29#FFEA29

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Citrine#E4D00A

Pear#D1E231

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

#DBC924

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBC924

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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