HEX atlas value

#DCB874

#DCB874 is a warm orange HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 184, 116, HSL 39, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.5076, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#DCB874 Sample readable text

HEX #DCB874

RGB rgb(220, 184, 116)

HSL hsl(39 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.5076

Contrast Black 11.15:1White 1.88:1

CSS

--color-dcb874: #DCB874;
.background-dcb874 { background-color: #DCB874; }
.text-dcb874 { color: #DCB874; }

Luminance0.5076

Black text11.15:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA 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":"#DCB874","rgb":[220,184,116],"hsl":[39,60,66],"cmyk":[0,16,47,14],"luminance":0.5076,"contrast":{"black":11.15,"white":1.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFDEBE","hex":"#EFDEBE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.86,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CDDC74","hex":"#CDDC74","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.09,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EFBE61","hex":"#EFBE61","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.21,"contrastWhite":1.72,"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"]}]

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/dcb874.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7499DC","analogous":["#DC8474","#CDDC74"],"triadic":["#74DCB8","#B874DC"],"tetradic":["#74DC84","#7499DC","#DC74CD"],"splitComplementary":["#74CDDC","#8474DC"],"monochromatic":["#EFDEBE","#DCB874","#C49031"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFDEBE","dark":"#C49031","saturated":"#EFBE61","desaturated":"#C9B287","pastel":"#F2EBDE","neon":"#FFD17A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":6.782329983125268},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":24.899799195977465}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCB874

#DCB874 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #DCB874 is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 220, 184, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg 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 0.5076, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.78, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.15:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCB874 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFDEBE#000000 text · best 15.86:1#EFDEBE

#CDDC74#000000 text · best 14.09:1#CDDC74

#EFBE61#000000 text · best 12.21:1#EFBE61

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

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

Generated Palette

#DCB874#DCB874

#7499DC#7499DC

#DC8474#DC8474

#CDDC74#CDDC74

#EFDEBE#EFDEBE

#C49031#C49031

Color Harmonies

#7499DC#7499DC

#DC8474#DC8474

#CDDC74#CDDC74

#74DCB8#74DCB8

#B874DC#B874DC

Variants

#EFDEBE#EFDEBE

#C49031#C49031

#EFBE61#EFBE61

#C9B287#C9B287

#F2EBDE#F2EBDE

#FFD17A#FFD17A

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Burly Wood#DEB887

Sandstone#C9AE74

Bamboo#C7B56E

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#DCB874

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCB874

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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