HEX atlas value

#D7DC74

#D7DC74 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 215, 220, 116, HSL 63, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.6689, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#D7DC74 Sample readable text

HEX #D7DC74

RGB rgb(215, 220, 116)

HSL hsl(63 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.6689

Contrast Black 14.38:1White 1.46:1

CSS

--color-d7dc74: #D7DC74;
.background-d7dc74 { background-color: #D7DC74; }
.text-d7dc74 { color: #D7DC74; }

Luminance0.6689

Black text14.38:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA 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":"#D7DC74","rgb":[215,220,116],"hsl":[63,60,66],"cmyk":[2,0,47,14],"luminance":0.6689,"contrast":{"black":14.38,"white":1.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECEFBE","hex":"#ECEFBE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.66,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8EF61","hex":"#E8EF61","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.95,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/d7dc74.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7974DC","analogous":["#DCAE74","#A3DC74"],"triadic":["#74D7DC","#DC74D7"],"tetradic":["#74DCAE","#7974DC","#DC74A3"],"splitComplementary":["#74A3DC","#AE74DC"],"monochromatic":["#ECEFBE","#D7DC74","#BCC431"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ECEFBE","dark":"#BCC431","saturated":"#E8EF61","desaturated":"#C6C987","pastel":"#F1F2DE","neon":"#F8FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":26.92582403567252},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":35.14256678161116},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":36.069377593742864},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":40.11234224026316}]

HEX meaning and use

About #D7DC74

#D7DC74 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #D7DC74 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 215, 220, and 116, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 60% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.6689, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.38:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #D7DC74 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECEFBE#000000 text · best 17.66:1#ECEFBE

#E8EF61#000000 text · best 16.95:1#E8EF61

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#D7DC74#D7DC74

#7974DC#7974DC

#DCAE74#DCAE74

#A3DC74#A3DC74

#ECEFBE#ECEFBE

#BCC431#BCC431

Color Harmonies

#7974DC#7974DC

#DCAE74#DCAE74

#A3DC74#A3DC74

#74D7DC#74D7DC

#DC74D7#DC74D7

Variants

#ECEFBE#ECEFBE

#BCC431#BCC431

#E8EF61#E8EF61

#C6C987#C6C987

#F1F2DE#F1F2DE

#F8FF7A#F8FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Khaki#F0E68C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#D7DC74

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #D7DC74

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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