HEX atlas value

#DF950C

#DF950C is a warm orange HEX color close to Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 149, 12, HSL 39, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.3721, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DF950C Sample readable text

HEX #DF950C

RGB rgb(223, 149, 12)

HSL hsl(39 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.3721

Contrast Black 8.44:1White 2.49:1

CSS

--color-df950c: #DF950C;
.background-df950c { background-color: #DF950C; }
.text-df950c { color: #DF950C; }

Luminance0.3721

Black text8.44:1AA Pass

White text2.49:1AA 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":"#DF950C","rgb":[223,149,12],"hsl":[39,90,46],"cmyk":[0,33,95,13],"luminance":0.3721,"contrast":{"black":8.44,"white":2.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFDF0C","hex":"#BFDF0C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.78,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F6BC51","hex":"#F6BC51","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.23,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/df950c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C56DF","analogous":["#DF2B0C","#BFDF0C"],"triadic":["#0CDF95","#950CDF"],"tetradic":["#0CDF2B","#0C56DF","#DF0CBF"],"splitComplementary":["#0CBFDF","#2B0CDF"],"monochromatic":["#F6BC51","#DF950C","#885B07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6BC51","dark":"#885B07","saturated":"#EB9800","desaturated":"#C58D26","pastel":"#EDC67E","neon":"#FFAD14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":35.34119409414458}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DF950C

#DF950C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DF950C is visually closest to Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #DAA520.

The RGB channels are 223, 149, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 90% saturation and 46% 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 0.3721, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.44:1AA Pass

White text2.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DF950C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFDF0C#000000 text · best 13.78:1#BFDF0C

#F6BC51#000000 text · best 12.23:1#F6BC51

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#DF950C#DF950C

#0C56DF#0C56DF

#DF2B0C#DF2B0C

#BFDF0C#BFDF0C

#F6BC51#F6BC51

#885B07#885B07

Color Harmonies

#0C56DF#0C56DF

#DF2B0C#DF2B0C

#BFDF0C#BFDF0C

#0CDF95#0CDF95

#950CDF#950CDF

Variants

#F6BC51#F6BC51

#885B07#885B07

#EB9800#EB9800

#C58D26#C58D26

#EDC67E#EDC67E

#FFAD14#FFAD14

Nearest Named Colors

Goldenrod#DAA520

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Marigold#EAA221

Tangerine#F28500

Dark Orange#FF8C00

#DF950C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DF950C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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