HEX atlas value

#DBE2AC

#DBE2AC is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 219, 226, 172, HSL 68, 48%, 78%, has luminance 0.7243, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DBE2AC Sample readable text

HEX #DBE2AC

RGB rgb(219, 226, 172)

HSL hsl(68 48% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 24, 11)

Luminance 0.7243

Contrast Black 15.49:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-dbe2ac: #DBE2AC;
.background-dbe2ac { background-color: #DBE2AC; }
.text-dbe2ac { color: #DBE2AC; }

Luminance0.7243

Black text15.49:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#DBE2AC","rgb":[219,226,172],"hsl":[68,48,78],"cmyk":[3,0,24,11],"luminance":0.7243,"contrast":{"black":15.49,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8FAF0","hex":"#F8FAF0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.92,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E4EEA0","hex":"#E4EEA0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.04,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dbe2ac.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3ACE2","analogous":["#E2CEAC","#C0E2AC"],"triadic":["#ACDBE2","#E2ACDB"],"tetradic":["#ACE2CE","#B3ACE2","#E2ACC0"],"splitComplementary":["#ACC0E2","#CEACE2"],"monochromatic":["#F8FAF0","#DBE2AC","#BDCA68"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8FAF0","dark":"#BDCA68","saturated":"#E4EEA0","desaturated":"#D2D5B8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F5FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":27},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":27.459060435491963}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DBE2AC

#DBE2AC is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DBE2AC is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 219, 226, and 172, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 48% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7243, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.49:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DBE2AC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8FAF0#000000 text · best 19.92:1#F8FAF0

#E4EEA0#000000 text · best 17.04:1#E4EEA0

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#DBE2AC#DBE2AC

#B3ACE2#B3ACE2

#E2CEAC#E2CEAC

#C0E2AC#C0E2AC

#F8FAF0#F8FAF0

#BDCA68#BDCA68

Color Harmonies

#B3ACE2#B3ACE2

#E2CEAC#E2CEAC

#C0E2AC#C0E2AC

#ACDBE2#ACDBE2

#E2ACDB#E2ACDB

Variants

#F8FAF0#F8FAF0

#BDCA68#BDCA68

#E4EEA0#E4EEA0

#D2D5B8#D2D5B8

White#FFFFFF

#F5FFB8#F5FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Oat#D8CAB8

Wheat#F5DEB3

Mica#D8C7B0

#DBE2AC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DBE2AC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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