HEX atlas value

#DCAE89

#DCAE89 is a warm orange HEX color close to Burly Wood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 174, 137, HSL 27, 54%, 70%, has luminance 0.4729, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DCAE89 Sample readable text

HEX #DCAE89

RGB rgb(220, 174, 137)

HSL hsl(27 54% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 38, 14)

Luminance 0.4729

Contrast Black 10.46:1White 2.01:1

CSS

--color-dcae89: #DCAE89;
.background-dcae89 { background-color: #DCAE89; }
.text-dcae89 { color: #DCAE89; }

Luminance0.4729

Black text10.46:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA 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":"#DCAE89","rgb":[220,174,137],"hsl":[27,54,70],"cmyk":[0,21,38,14],"luminance":0.4729,"contrast":{"black":10.46,"white":2.01}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1DFD0","hex":"#F1DFD0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCD889","hex":"#DCD889","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.23,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Burly Wood adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcae89.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#89B7DC","analogous":["#DC898D","#DCD889"],"triadic":["#89DCAE","#AE89DC"],"tetradic":["#8DDC89","#89B7DC","#D889DC"],"splitComplementary":["#89DCD8","#898DDC"],"monochromatic":["#F1DFD0","#DCAE89","#C77E43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1DFD0","dark":"#C77E43","saturated":"#EDAD78","desaturated":"#CBB09A","pastel":"#F7F2ED","neon":"#FFC18F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":10.392304845413264},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":18.894443627691185},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":27.073972741361768}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCAE89

#DCAE89 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DCAE89 is visually closest to Burly Wood, a named orange color with HEX #DEB887.

The RGB channels are 220, 174, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 54% saturation and 70% 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.4729, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.46:1AA Pass

White text2.01:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCAE89 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.01:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1DFD0#000000 text · best 16.21:1#F1DFD0

#DCD889#000000 text · best 14.23:1#DCD889

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#DCAE89#DCAE89

#89B7DC#89B7DC

#DC898D#DC898D

#DCD889#DCD889

#F1DFD0#F1DFD0

#C77E43#C77E43

Color Harmonies

#89B7DC#89B7DC

#DC898D#DC898D

#DCD889#DCD889

#89DCAE#89DCAE

#AE89DC#AE89DC

Variants

#F1DFD0#F1DFD0

#C77E43#C77E43

#EDAD78#EDAD78

#CBB09A#CBB09A

#F7F2ED#F7F2ED

#FFC18F#FFC18F

Nearest Named Colors

Burly Wood#DEB887

Tan#D2B48C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#DCAE89

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCAE89

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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