HEX atlas value

#DFA00C

#DFA00C is a warm orange HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 160, 12, HSL 42, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.4086, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DFA00C Sample readable text

HEX #DFA00C

RGB rgb(223, 160, 12)

HSL hsl(42 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.4086

Contrast Black 9.17:1White 2.29:1

CSS

--color-dfa00c: #DFA00C;
.background-dfa00c { background-color: #DFA00C; }
.text-dfa00c { color: #DFA00C; }

Luminance0.4086

Black text9.17:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA 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":"#DFA00C","rgb":[223,160,12],"hsl":[42,90,46],"cmyk":[0,28,95,13],"luminance":0.4086,"contrast":{"black":9.17,"white":2.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5DF0C","hex":"#B5DF0C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.53,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F6C451","hex":"#F6C451","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.93,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"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"]}]

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/dfa00c.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":"#0C4BDF","analogous":["#DF360C","#B5DF0C"],"triadic":["#0CDFA0","#A00CDF"],"tetradic":["#0CDF36","#0C4BDF","#DF0CB5"],"splitComplementary":["#0CB5DF","#360CDF"],"monochromatic":["#F6C451","#DFA00C","#886107"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6C451","dark":"#886107","saturated":"#EBA400","desaturated":"#C59526","pastel":"#EDCB7E","neon":"#FFB914"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":34.539832078341085},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":34.88552708502482}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFA00C

#DFA00C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DFA00C is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 223, 160, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.4086, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.17:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFA00C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5DF0C#000000 text · best 13.53:1#B5DF0C

#F6C451#000000 text · best 12.93:1#F6C451

Chrome Yellow#000000 text · best 10.78:1#FFA700

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

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

Generated Palette

#DFA00C#DFA00C

#0C4BDF#0C4BDF

#DF360C#DF360C

#B5DF0C#B5DF0C

#F6C451#F6C451

#886107#886107

Color Harmonies

#0C4BDF#0C4BDF

#DF360C#DF360C

#B5DF0C#B5DF0C

#0CDFA0#0CDFA0

#A00CDF#A00CDF

Variants

#F6C451#F6C451

#886107#886107

#EBA400#EBA400

#C59526#C59526

#EDCB7E#EDCB7E

#FFB914#FFB914

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Orange#FFA500

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

#DFA00C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFA00C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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