HEX atlas value

#DCCE74

#DCCE74 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 206, 116, HSL 52, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.6062, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#DCCE74 Sample readable text

HEX #DCCE74

RGB rgb(220, 206, 116)

HSL hsl(52 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.6062

Contrast Black 13.12:1White 1.6:1

CSS

--color-dcce74: #DCCE74;
.background-dcce74 { background-color: #DCCE74; }
.text-dcce74 { color: #DCCE74; }

Luminance0.6062

Black text13.12:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA 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":"#DCCE74","rgb":[220,206,116],"hsl":[52,60,66],"cmyk":[0,6,47,14],"luminance":0.6062,"contrast":{"black":13.12,"white":1.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFE8BE","hex":"#EFE8BE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.96,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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":"#EFDC61","hex":"#EFDC61","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.08,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6DC74","hex":"#B6DC74","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.48,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcce74.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7482DC","analogous":["#DC9A74","#B6DC74"],"triadic":["#74DCCE","#CE74DC"],"tetradic":["#74DC9A","#7482DC","#DC74B6"],"splitComplementary":["#74B6DC","#9A74DC"],"monochromatic":["#EFE8BE","#DCCE74","#C4B031"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFE8BE","dark":"#C4B031","saturated":"#EFDC61","desaturated":"#C9C087","pastel":"#F2F0DE","neon":"#FFED7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":14.491376746189438},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":26.758176320519304},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":28.982753492378876},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":29.13760456866693}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCCE74

#DCCE74 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #DCCE74 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 220, 206, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.6062, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.12:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCCE74 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFE8BE#000000 text · best 16.96:1#EFE8BE

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#EFDC61#000000 text · best 15.08:1#EFDC61

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#B6DC74#000000 text · best 13.48:1#B6DC74

Generated Palette

#DCCE74#DCCE74

#7482DC#7482DC

#DC9A74#DC9A74

#B6DC74#B6DC74

#EFE8BE#EFE8BE

#C4B031#C4B031

Color Harmonies

#7482DC#7482DC

#DC9A74#DC9A74

#B6DC74#B6DC74

#74DCCE#74DCCE

#CE74DC#CE74DC

Variants

#EFE8BE#EFE8BE

#C4B031#C4B031

#EFDC61#EFDC61

#C9C087#C9C087

#F2F0DE#F2F0DE

#FFED7A#FFED7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Flax#EEDC82

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

#DCCE74

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCCE74

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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