HEX atlas value

#DC9974

#DC9974 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 153, 116, HSL 21, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.3926, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#DC9974 Sample readable text

HEX #DC9974

RGB rgb(220, 153, 116)

HSL hsl(21 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.3926

Contrast Black 8.85:1White 2.37:1

CSS

--color-dc9974: #DC9974;
.background-dc9974 { background-color: #DC9974; }
.text-dc9974 { color: #DC9974; }

Luminance0.3926

Black text8.85:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA 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":"#DC9974","rgb":[220,153,116],"hsl":[21,60,66],"cmyk":[0,30,47,14],"luminance":0.3926,"contrast":{"black":8.85,"white":2.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFCFBE","hex":"#EFCFBE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.34,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DCCD74","hex":"#DCCD74","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#74B8DC","hex":"#74B8DC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.63,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Dark Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dc9974.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#74B8DC","analogous":["#DC7484","#DCCD74"],"triadic":["#74DC99","#9974DC"],"tetradic":["#84DC74","#74B8DC","#CD74DC"],"splitComplementary":["#74DCCD","#7484DC"],"monochromatic":["#EFCFBE","#DC9974","#C46431"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFCFBE","dark":"#C46431","saturated":"#EF9361","desaturated":"#C99E87","pastel":"#F2E5DE","neon":"#FFA97A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":14.628738838327793},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":28.319604517012593},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":28.478061731796284},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":31.464265445104548}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DC9974

#DC9974 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #DC9974 is visually closest to Dark Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #E9967A.

The RGB channels are 220, 153, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.3926, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.85:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DC9974 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.85:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFCFBE#000000 text · best 14.34:1#EFCFBE

#DCCD74#000000 text · best 13.03:1#DCCD74

Sandstone#000000 text · best 9.79:1#C9AE74

#74B8DC#000000 text · best 9.63:1#74B8DC

Salmon Rose#000000 text · best 9.13:1#E7968B

Generated Palette

#DC9974#DC9974

#74B8DC#74B8DC

#DC7484#DC7484

#DCCD74#DCCD74

#EFCFBE#EFCFBE

#C46431#C46431

Color Harmonies

#74B8DC#74B8DC

#DC7484#DC7484

#DCCD74#DCCD74

#74DC99#74DC99

#9974DC#9974DC

Variants

#EFCFBE#EFCFBE

#C46431#C46431

#EF9361#EF9361

#C99E87#C99E87

#F2E5DE#F2E5DE

#FFA97A#FFA97A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Camel#C19A6B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#DC9974

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DC9974

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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