HEX atlas value

#DCD189

#DCD189 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 209, 137, HSL 52, 54%, 70%, has luminance 0.6262, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DCD189 Sample readable text

HEX #DCD189

RGB rgb(220, 209, 137)

HSL hsl(52 54% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 38, 14)

Luminance 0.6262

Contrast Black 13.52:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-dcd189: #DCD189;
.background-dcd189 { background-color: #DCD189; }
.text-dcd189 { color: #DCD189; }

Luminance0.6262

Black text13.52:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA 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":"#DCD189","rgb":[220,209,137],"hsl":[52,54,70],"cmyk":[0,5,38,14],"luminance":0.6262,"contrast":{"black":13.52,"white":1.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1EDD0","hex":"#F1EDD0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.76,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDDD78","hex":"#EDDD78","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.21,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"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/dcd189.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8994DC","analogous":["#DCA789","#BEDC89"],"triadic":["#89DCD1","#D189DC"],"tetradic":["#89DCA7","#8994DC","#DC89BE"],"splitComplementary":["#89BEDC","#A789DC"],"monochromatic":["#F1EDD0","#DCD189","#C7B543"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1EDD0","dark":"#C7B543","saturated":"#EDDD78","desaturated":"#CBC49A","pastel":"#F7F6ED","neon":"#FFF08F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":21.494185260204677},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":28.35489375751565},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":29.154759474226502}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCD189

#DCD189 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DCD189 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 220, 209, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.6262, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.52:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCD189 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1EDD0#000000 text · best 17.76:1#F1EDD0

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#EDDD78#000000 text · best 15.21:1#EDDD78

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#DCD189#DCD189

#8994DC#8994DC

#DCA789#DCA789

#BEDC89#BEDC89

#F1EDD0#F1EDD0

#C7B543#C7B543

Color Harmonies

#8994DC#8994DC

#DCA789#DCA789

#BEDC89#BEDC89

#89DCD1#89DCD1

#D189DC#D189DC

Variants

#F1EDD0#F1EDD0

#C7B543#C7B543

#EDDD78#EDDD78

#CBC49A#CBC49A

#F7F6ED#F7F6ED

#FFF08F#FFF08F

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Flax#EEDC82

Burly Wood#DEB887

Straw#E4D96F

Khaki#F0E68C

#DCD189

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCD189

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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