HEX atlas value

#DCC6C6

#DCC6C6 is a warm red HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 198, 198, HSL 0, 24%, 82%, has luminance 0.5968, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#DCC6C6 Sample readable text

HEX #DCC6C6

RGB rgb(220, 198, 198)

HSL hsl(0 24% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 10, 14)

Luminance 0.5968

Contrast Black 12.94:1White 1.62:1

CSS

--color-dcc6c6: #DCC6C6;
.background-dcc6c6 { background-color: #DCC6C6; }
.text-dcc6c6 { color: #DCC6C6; }

Luminance0.5968

Black text12.94:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA 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":"#DCC6C6","rgb":[220,198,198],"hsl":[0,24,82],"cmyk":[0,10,10,14],"luminance":0.5968,"contrast":{"black":12.94,"white":1.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C6DCDC","hex":"#C6DCDC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.67,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DCD1C6","hex":"#DCD1C6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.98,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D2D0D0","hex":"#D2D0D0","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.67,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcc6c6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-lavender.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6DCDC","analogous":["#DCC6D1","#DCD1C6"],"triadic":["#C6DCC6","#C6C6DC"],"tetradic":["#D1DCC6","#C6DCDC","#D1C6DC"],"splitComplementary":["#C6DCD1","#C6D1DC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCC6C6","#B98D8D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B98D8D","saturated":"#E6BCBC","desaturated":"#D2D0D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFCCCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":12.806248474865697},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":15.0996688705415},{"slug":"pastel-lavender","name":"Pastel Lavender","hex":"#D8BFD8","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"thistle","name":"Thistle","hex":"#D8BFD8","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"thistle-purple","name":"Thistle Purple","hex":"#D8BFD8","distance":19.72308292331602}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCC6C6

#DCC6C6 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #DCC6C6 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 220, 198, and 198, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 24% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5968, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.94:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCC6C6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.94:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#C6DCDC#000000 text · best 14.67:1#C6DCDC

#DCD1C6#000000 text · best 13.98:1#DCD1C6

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

#D2D0D0#000000 text · best 13.67:1#D2D0D0

Generated Palette

#DCC6C6#DCC6C6

#C6DCDC#C6DCDC

#DCC6D1#DCC6D1

#DCD1C6#DCD1C6

White#FFFFFF

#B98D8D#B98D8D

Color Harmonies

#C6DCDC#C6DCDC

#DCC6D1#DCC6D1

#DCD1C6#DCD1C6

#C6DCC6#C6DCC6

#C6C6DC#C6C6DC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B98D8D#B98D8D

#E6BCBC#E6BCBC

#D2D0D0#D2D0D0

White#FFFFFF

#FFCCCC#FFCCCC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Oat#D8CAB8

Pastel Lavender#D8BFD8

Thistle#D8BFD8

Thistle Purple#D8BFD8

#DCC6C6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCC6C6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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