HEX atlas value

#DCB374

#DCB374 is a warm orange HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 179, 116, HSL 36, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.4872, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#DCB374 Sample readable text

HEX #DCB374

RGB rgb(220, 179, 116)

HSL hsl(36 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.4872

Contrast Black 10.74:1White 1.95:1

CSS

--color-dcb374: #DCB374;
.background-dcb374 { background-color: #DCB374; }
.text-dcb374 { color: #DCB374; }

Luminance0.4872

Black text10.74:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA 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":"#DCB374","rgb":[220,179,116],"hsl":[36,60,66],"cmyk":[0,19,47,14],"luminance":0.4872,"contrast":{"black":10.74,"white":1.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFDBBE","hex":"#EFDBBE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.55,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2DC74","hex":"#D2DC74","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.23,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EFB761","hex":"#EFB761","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.62,"contrastWhite":1.81,"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","earth tone","earth tone orange","Champagne Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcb374.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#749EDC","analogous":["#DC7F74","#D2DC74"],"triadic":["#74DCB3","#B374DC"],"tetradic":["#74DC7F","#749EDC","#DC74D2"],"splitComplementary":["#74D2DC","#7F74DC"],"monochromatic":["#EFDBBE","#DCB374","#C48931"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFDBBE","dark":"#C48931","saturated":"#EFB761","desaturated":"#C9AF87","pastel":"#F2EADE","neon":"#FFCA7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":9},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":21.93171219946131},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":26.019223662515376}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCB374

#DCB374 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #DCB374 is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 220, 179, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.4872, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.74:1AA Pass

White text1.95:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCB374 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFDBBE#000000 text · best 15.55:1#EFDBBE

#D2DC74#000000 text · best 14.23:1#D2DC74

#EFB761#000000 text · best 11.62:1#EFB761

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

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

Generated Palette

#DCB374#DCB374

#749EDC#749EDC

#DC7F74#DC7F74

#D2DC74#D2DC74

#EFDBBE#EFDBBE

#C48931#C48931

Color Harmonies

#749EDC#749EDC

#DC7F74#DC7F74

#D2DC74#D2DC74

#74DCB3#74DCB3

#B374DC#B374DC

Variants

#EFDBBE#EFDBBE

#C48931#C48931

#EFB761#EFB761

#C9AF87#C9AF87

#F2EADE#F2EADE

#FFCA7A#FFCA7A

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandstone#C9AE74

Burly Wood#DEB887

Bamboo#C7B56E

Tan#D2B48C

#DCB374

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCB374

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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