HEX atlas value

#DBD224

#DBD224 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 210, 36, HSL 57, 72%, 50%, has luminance 0.6128, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DBD224 Sample readable text

HEX #DBD224

RGB rgb(219, 210, 36)

HSL hsl(57 72% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 84, 14)

Luminance 0.6128

Contrast Black 13.26:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-dbd224: #DBD224;
.background-dbd224 { background-color: #DBD224; }
.text-dbd224 { color: #DBD224; }

Luminance0.6128

Black text13.26:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA 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":"#DBD224","rgb":[219,210,36],"hsl":[57,72,50],"cmyk":[0,4,84,14],"luminance":0.6128,"contrast":{"black":13.26,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7EB08","hex":"#F7EB08","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.84,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8E273","hex":"#E8E273","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.56,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Pear 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/dbd224.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#242DDB","analogous":["#DB7624","#89DB24"],"triadic":["#24DBD2","#D224DB"],"tetradic":["#24DB76","#242DDB","#DB2489"],"splitComplementary":["#2489DB","#7624DB"],"monochromatic":["#E8E273","#DBD224","#8C8617"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8E273","dark":"#8C8617","saturated":"#F7EB08","desaturated":"#BFB940","pastel":"#E4E09B","neon":"#FFF429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":36.72873534441391}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBD224

#DBD224 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DBD224 is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 219, 210, and 36, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.6128, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.26:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBD224 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7EB08#000000 text · best 16.84:1#F7EB08

#E8E273#000000 text · best 15.56:1#E8E273

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Generated Palette

#DBD224#DBD224

#242DDB#242DDB

#DB7624#DB7624

#89DB24#89DB24

#E8E273#E8E273

#8C8617#8C8617

Color Harmonies

#242DDB#242DDB

#DB7624#DB7624

#89DB24#89DB24

#24DBD2#24DBD2

#D224DB#D224DB

Variants

#E8E273#E8E273

#8C8617#8C8617

#F7EB08#F7EB08

#BFB940#BFB940

#E4E09B#E4E09B

#FFF429#FFF429

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Citrine#E4D00A

Dandelion#F0E130

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

#DBD224

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBD224

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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