HEX atlas value

#DBCC4D

#DBCC4D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 204, 77, HSL 54, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.5878, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DBCC4D Sample readable text

HEX #DBCC4D

RGB rgb(219, 204, 77)

HSL hsl(54 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.5878

Contrast Black 12.76:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-dbcc4d: #DBCC4D;
.background-dbcc4d { background-color: #DBCC4D; }
.text-dbcc4d { color: #DBCC4D; }

Luminance0.5878

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA 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":"#DBCC4D","rgb":[219,204,77],"hsl":[54,66,58],"cmyk":[0,7,65,14],"luminance":0.5878,"contrast":{"black":12.76,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAE299","hex":"#EAE299","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.84,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2DF36","hex":"#F2DF36","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.38,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"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/dbcc4d.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/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4D5BDB","analogous":["#DB864D","#A2DB4D"],"triadic":["#4DDBCC","#CC4DDB"],"tetradic":["#4DDB86","#4D5BDB","#DB4DA2"],"splitComplementary":["#4DA2DB","#864DDB"],"monochromatic":["#EAE299","#DBCC4D","#A99C23"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAE299","dark":"#A99C23","saturated":"#F2DF36","desaturated":"#C3BA65","pastel":"#EAE5BE","neon":"#FFEE52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":31.575306807693888},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":32.526911934581186},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":36.98648401781386},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":37.49666651850535},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":38.02630668366309}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBCC4D

#DBCC4D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DBCC4D is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 219, 204, and 77, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg 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 0.5878, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBCC4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAE299#000000 text · best 15.84:1#EAE299

#F2DF36#000000 text · best 15.38:1#F2DF36

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#DBCC4D#DBCC4D

#4D5BDB#4D5BDB

#DB864D#DB864D

#A2DB4D#A2DB4D

#EAE299#EAE299

#A99C23#A99C23

Color Harmonies

#4D5BDB#4D5BDB

#DB864D#DB864D

#A2DB4D#A2DB4D

#4DDBCC#4DDBCC

#CC4DDB#CC4DDB

Variants

#EAE299#EAE299

#A99C23#A99C23

#F2DF36#F2DF36

#C3BA65#C3BA65

#EAE5BE#EAE5BE

#FFEE52#FFEE52

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Pear#D1E231

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#DBCC4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBCC4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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