HEX atlas value

#DCC989

#DCC989 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 201, 137, HSL 46, 54%, 70%, has luminance 0.588, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DCC989 Sample readable text

HEX #DCC989

RGB rgb(220, 201, 137)

HSL hsl(46 54% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 38, 14)

Luminance 0.588

Contrast Black 12.76:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-dcc989: #DCC989;
.background-dcc989 { background-color: #DCC989; }
.text-dcc989 { color: #DCC989; }

Luminance0.588

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA 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":"#DCC989","rgb":[220,201,137],"hsl":[46,54,70],"cmyk":[0,9,38,14],"luminance":0.588,"contrast":{"black":12.76,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1E9D0","hex":"#F1E9D0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.31,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDD278","hex":"#EDD278","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.09,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C6DC89","hex":"#C6DC89","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcc989.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#899CDC","analogous":["#DC9F89","#C6DC89"],"triadic":["#89DCC9","#C989DC"],"tetradic":["#89DC9F","#899CDC","#DC89C6"],"splitComplementary":["#89C6DC","#9F89DC"],"monochromatic":["#F1E9D0","#DCC989","#C7A843"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1E9D0","dark":"#C7A843","saturated":"#EDD278","desaturated":"#CBC09A","pastel":"#F7F5ED","neon":"#FFE58F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":23.45207879911715},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":27.85677655436824}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCC989

#DCC989 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DCC989 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 220, 201, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg 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, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.588, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCC989 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1E9D0#000000 text · best 17.31:1#F1E9D0

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#EDD278#000000 text · best 14.09:1#EDD278

#C6DC89#000000 text · best 14:1#C6DC89

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

Generated Palette

#DCC989#DCC989

#899CDC#899CDC

#DC9F89#DC9F89

#C6DC89#C6DC89

#F1E9D0#F1E9D0

#C7A843#C7A843

Color Harmonies

#899CDC#899CDC

#DC9F89#DC9F89

#C6DC89#C6DC89

#89DCC9#89DCC9

#C989DC#C989DC

Variants

#F1E9D0#F1E9D0

#C7A843#C7A843

#EDD278#EDD278

#CBC09A#CBC09A

#F7F5ED#F7F5ED

#FFE58F#FFE58F

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Tan#D2B48C

Flax#EEDC82

Travertine#D6C1A3

#DCC989

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCC989

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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