HEX atlas value

#DFC30C

#DFC30C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 195, 12, HSL 52, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.5474, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DFC30C Sample readable text

HEX #DFC30C

RGB rgb(223, 195, 12)

HSL hsl(52 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.5474

Contrast Black 11.95:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-dfc30c: #DFC30C;
.background-dfc30c { background-color: #DFC30C; }
.text-dfc30c { color: #DFC30C; }

Luminance0.5474

Black text11.95:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA 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":"#DFC30C","rgb":[223,195,12],"hsl":[52,90,46],"cmyk":[0,13,95,13],"luminance":0.5474,"contrast":{"black":11.95,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6E051","hex":"#F6E051","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.7,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"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":"#EBCB00","hex":"#EBCB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.07,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Citrine 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/dfc30c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C28DF","analogous":["#DF590C","#91DF0C"],"triadic":["#0CDFC3","#C30CDF"],"tetradic":["#0CDF59","#0C28DF","#DF0C91"],"splitComplementary":["#0C91DF","#590CDF"],"monochromatic":["#F6E051","#DFC30C","#887707"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6E051","dark":"#887707","saturated":"#EBCB00","desaturated":"#C5B026","pastel":"#EDDE7E","neon":"#FFE014"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":14.071247279470288},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":23.323807579381203},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":23.45207879911715},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":24.677925358506133},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":32.01562118716424}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFC30C

#DFC30C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DFC30C is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 223, 195, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.5474, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.95:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFC30C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6E051#000000 text · best 15.7:1#F6E051

Safety Yellow#000000 text · best 13.85:1#EED202

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

#EBCB00#000000 text · best 13.07:1#EBCB00

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Generated Palette

#DFC30C#DFC30C

#0C28DF#0C28DF

#DF590C#DF590C

#91DF0C#91DF0C

#F6E051#F6E051

#887707#887707

Color Harmonies

#0C28DF#0C28DF

#DF590C#DF590C

#91DF0C#91DF0C

#0CDFC3#0CDFC3

#C30CDF#C30CDF

Variants

#F6E051#F6E051

#887707#887707

#EBCB00#EBCB00

#C5B026#C5B026

#EDDE7E#EDDE7E

#FFE014#FFE014

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Safety Yellow#EED202

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Honey#FFC30B

#DFC30C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFC30C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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