HEX atlas value

#DFD80C

#DFD80C is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 216, 12, HSL 58, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.6483, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DFD80C Sample readable text

HEX #DFD80C

RGB rgb(223, 216, 12)

HSL hsl(58 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.6483

Contrast Black 13.97:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-dfd80c: #DFD80C;
.background-dfd80c { background-color: #DFD80C; }
.text-dfd80c { color: #DFD80C; }

Luminance0.6483

Black text13.97:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#DFD80C","rgb":[223,216,12],"hsl":[58,90,46],"cmyk":[0,3,95,13],"luminance":0.6483,"contrast":{"black":13.97,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F051","hex":"#F6F051","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.5,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBE300","hex":"#EBE300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.07,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.97,"contrastWhite":1.4,"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"]}]

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/dfd80c.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":"#0C13DF","analogous":["#DF6E0C","#7CDF0C"],"triadic":["#0CDFD8","#D80CDF"],"tetradic":["#0CDF6E","#0C13DF","#DF0C7C"],"splitComplementary":["#0C7CDF","#6E0CDF"],"monochromatic":["#F6F051","#DFD80C","#888307"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F051","dark":"#888307","saturated":"#EBE300","desaturated":"#C5C026","pastel":"#EDE97E","neon":"#FFF714"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":9.643650760992955},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":19},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":31.38470965295043},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":34.17601498127012},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":34.19064199455752}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFD80C

#DFD80C is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DFD80C is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 223, 216, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.6483, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.97:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFD80C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F051#000000 text · best 17.5:1#F6F051

#EBE300#000000 text · best 15.52:1#EBE300

School Bus Yellow#000000 text · best 15.07:1#FFD800

Gold#000000 text · best 14.97:1#FFD700

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

Generated Palette

#DFD80C#DFD80C

#0C13DF#0C13DF

#DF6E0C#DF6E0C

#7CDF0C#7CDF0C

#F6F051#F6F051

#888307#888307

Color Harmonies

#0C13DF#0C13DF

#DF6E0C#DF6E0C

#7CDF0C#7CDF0C

#0CDFD8#0CDFD8

#D80CDF#D80CDF

Variants

#F6F051#F6F051

#888307#888307

#EBE300#EBE300

#C5C026#C5C026

#EDE97E#EDE97E

#FFF714#FFF714

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

Gold#FFD700

#DFD80C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFD80C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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