HEX atlas value

#DF9C0C

#DF9C0C is a warm orange HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 156, 12, HSL 41, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.3949, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DF9C0C Sample readable text

HEX #DF9C0C

RGB rgb(223, 156, 12)

HSL hsl(41 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.3949

Contrast Black 8.9:1White 2.36:1

CSS

--color-df9c0c: #DF9C0C;
.background-df9c0c { background-color: #DF9C0C; }
.text-df9c0c { color: #DF9C0C; }

Luminance0.3949

Black text8.9:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA 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":"#DF9C0C","rgb":[223,156,12],"hsl":[41,90,46],"cmyk":[0,30,95,13],"luminance":0.3949,"contrast":{"black":8.9,"white":2.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B8DF0C","hex":"#B8DF0C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.6,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F6C151","hex":"#F6C151","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.67,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.97,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Mustard Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/df9c0c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C4FDF","analogous":["#DF320C","#B8DF0C"],"triadic":["#0CDF9C","#9C0CDF"],"tetradic":["#0CDF32","#0C4FDF","#DF0CB8"],"splitComplementary":["#0CB8DF","#320CDF"],"monochromatic":["#F6C151","#DF9C0C","#885F07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6C151","dark":"#885F07","saturated":"#EBA000","desaturated":"#C59326","pastel":"#EDC97E","neon":"#FFB514"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":24.454038521274967},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":32.155870381627054},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":35.34119409414458}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DF9C0C

#DF9C0C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DF9C0C is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 223, 156, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.3949, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.9:1AA Pass

White text2.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DF9C0C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.9:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B8DF0C#000000 text · best 13.6:1#B8DF0C

#F6C151#000000 text · best 12.67:1#F6C151

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

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

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#DF9C0C#DF9C0C

#0C4FDF#0C4FDF

#DF320C#DF320C

#B8DF0C#B8DF0C

#F6C151#F6C151

#885F07#885F07

Color Harmonies

#0C4FDF#0C4FDF

#DF320C#DF320C

#B8DF0C#B8DF0C

#0CDF9C#0CDF9C

#9C0CDF#9C0CDF

Variants

#F6C151#F6C151

#885F07#885F07

#EBA000#EBA000

#C59326#C59326

#EDC97E#EDC97E

#FFB514#FFB514

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Tangerine#F28500

Orange#FFA500

#DF9C0C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DF9C0C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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