HEX atlas value

#DEBF35

#DEBF35 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 191, 53, HSL 49, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.5305, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DEBF35 Sample readable text

HEX #DEBF35

RGB rgb(222, 191, 53)

HSL hsl(49 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.5305

Contrast Black 11.61:1White 1.81:1

CSS

--color-debf35: #DEBF35;
.background-debf35 { background-color: #DEBF35; }
.text-debf35 { color: #DEBF35; }

Luminance0.5305

Black text11.61:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA 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":"#DEBF35","rgb":[222,191,53],"hsl":[49,72,54],"cmyk":[0,14,76,13],"luminance":0.5305,"contrast":{"black":11.61,"white":1.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBD884","hex":"#EBD884","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.69,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8D01B","hex":"#F8D01B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A9DE35","hex":"#A9DE35","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.19,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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","Old Gold 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/debf35.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":"#3554DE","analogous":["#DE6B35","#A9DE35"],"triadic":["#35DEBF","#BF35DE"],"tetradic":["#35DE6B","#3554DE","#DE35A9"],"splitComplementary":["#35A9DE","#6B35DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBD884","#DEBF35","#9E861A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBD884","dark":"#9E861A","saturated":"#F8D01B","desaturated":"#C4AF4F","pastel":"#E8DDAB","neon":"#FFDB3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":19},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":21.6794833886788},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":23.108440016582687},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":33.66006535941367},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":37.21558813185679}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEBF35

#DEBF35 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DEBF35 is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 222, 191, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg with 72% saturation and 54% 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 0.5305, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.61:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEBF35 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.61:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBD884#000000 text · best 14.69:1#EBD884

#F8D01B#000000 text · best 14.03:1#F8D01B

#A9DE35#000000 text · best 13.19:1#A9DE35

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

Generated Palette

#DEBF35#DEBF35

#3554DE#3554DE

#DE6B35#DE6B35

#A9DE35#A9DE35

#EBD884#EBD884

#9E861A#9E861A

Color Harmonies

#3554DE#3554DE

#DE6B35#DE6B35

#A9DE35#A9DE35

#35DEBF#35DEBF

#BF35DE#BF35DE

Variants

#EBD884#EBD884

#9E861A#9E861A

#F8D01B#F8D01B

#C4AF4F#C4AF4F

#E8DDAB#E8DDAB

#FFDB3D#FFDB3D

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

#DEBF35

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEBF35

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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