HEX atlas value

#DFAE0C

#DFAE0C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 174, 12, HSL 46, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.4599, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DFAE0C Sample readable text

HEX #DFAE0C

RGB rgb(223, 174, 12)

HSL hsl(46 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.4599

Contrast Black 10.2:1White 2.06:1

CSS

--color-dfae0c: #DFAE0C;
.background-dfae0c { background-color: #DFAE0C; }
.text-dfae0c { color: #DFAE0C; }

Luminance0.4599

Black text10.2:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA 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":"#DFAE0C","rgb":[223,174,12],"hsl":[46,90,46],"cmyk":[0,22,95,13],"luminance":0.4599,"contrast":{"black":10.2,"white":2.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6CF51","hex":"#F6CF51","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.96,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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"]},{"name":"#A7DF0C","hex":"#A7DF0C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.2,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.62,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBB400","hex":"#EBB400","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.06,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Mustard Yellow 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/dfae0c.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":"#0C3DDF","analogous":["#DF440C","#A7DF0C"],"triadic":["#0CDFAE","#AE0CDF"],"tetradic":["#0CDF44","#0C3DDF","#DF0CA7"],"splitComplementary":["#0CA7DF","#440CDF"],"monochromatic":["#F6CF51","#DFAE0C","#886A07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6CF51","dark":"#886A07","saturated":"#EBB400","desaturated":"#C5A026","pastel":"#EDD37E","neon":"#FFC814"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":26.570660511172846},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":31.38470965295043},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":34.42382895611701}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFAE0C

#DFAE0C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DFAE0C is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 223, 174, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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 0.4599, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.2:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFAE0C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6CF51#000000 text · best 13.96:1#F6CF51

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

#A7DF0C#000000 text · best 13.2:1#A7DF0C

Industrial Yellow#000000 text · best 12.62:1#F3C300

#EBB400#000000 text · best 11.06:1#EBB400

Generated Palette

#DFAE0C#DFAE0C

#0C3DDF#0C3DDF

#DF440C#DF440C

#A7DF0C#A7DF0C

#F6CF51#F6CF51

#886A07#886A07

Color Harmonies

#0C3DDF#0C3DDF

#DF440C#DF440C

#A7DF0C#A7DF0C

#0CDFAE#0CDFAE

#AE0CDF#AE0CDF

Variants

#F6CF51#F6CF51

#886A07#886A07

#EBB400#EBB400

#C5A026#C5A026

#EDD37E#EDD37E

#FFC814#FFC814

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Citrine#E4D00A

#DFAE0C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFAE0C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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