HEX atlas value

#DFD10C

#DFD10C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 209, 12, HSL 56, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.6132, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DFD10C Sample readable text

HEX #DFD10C

RGB rgb(223, 209, 12)

HSL hsl(56 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.6132

Contrast Black 13.26:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-dfd10c: #DFD10C;
.background-dfd10c { background-color: #DFD10C; }
.text-dfd10c { color: #DFD10C; }

Luminance0.6132

Black text13.26:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA 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":"#DFD10C","rgb":[223,209,12],"hsl":[56,90,46],"cmyk":[0,6,95,13],"luminance":0.6132,"contrast":{"black":13.26,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6EB51","hex":"#F6EB51","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.92,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBDB00","hex":"#EBDB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.89,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"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/dfd10c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C1ADF","analogous":["#DF670C","#83DF0C"],"triadic":["#0CDFD1","#D10CDF"],"tetradic":["#0CDF67","#0C1ADF","#DF0C83"],"splitComplementary":["#0C83DF","#670CDF"],"monochromatic":["#F6EB51","#DFD10C","#887F07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6EB51","dark":"#887F07","saturated":"#EBDB00","desaturated":"#C5BA26","pastel":"#EDE57E","neon":"#FFEF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":5.477225575051661},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":27.202941017470888},{"slug":"cyber-yellow","name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","distance":34.23448553724738},{"slug":"caution-yellow","name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","distance":34.539832078341085}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFD10C

#DFD10C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DFD10C is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 223, 209, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.6132, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.26:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFD10C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6EB51#000000 text · best 16.92:1#F6EB51

#EBDB00#000000 text · best 14.67:1#EBDB00

Cyber Yellow#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FFD300

Caution Yellow#000000 text · best 13.89:1#FFCC00

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

Generated Palette

#DFD10C#DFD10C

#0C1ADF#0C1ADF

#DF670C#DF670C

#83DF0C#83DF0C

#F6EB51#F6EB51

#887F07#887F07

Color Harmonies

#0C1ADF#0C1ADF

#DF670C#DF670C

#83DF0C#83DF0C

#0CDFD1#0CDFD1

#D10CDF#D10CDF

Variants

#F6EB51#F6EB51

#887F07#887F07

#EBDB00#EBDB00

#C5BA26#C5BA26

#EDE57E#EDE57E

#FFEF14#FFEF14

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Cyber Yellow#FFD300

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

#DFD10C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFD10C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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