HEX atlas value

#DCD474

#DCD474 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 212, 116, HSL 55, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.6356, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#DCD474 Sample readable text

HEX #DCD474

RGB rgb(220, 212, 116)

HSL hsl(55 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.6356

Contrast Black 13.71:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-dcd474: #DCD474;
.background-dcd474 { background-color: #DCD474; }
.text-dcd474 { color: #DCD474; }

Luminance0.6356

Black text13.71:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA 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":"#DCD474","rgb":[220,212,116],"hsl":[55,60,66],"cmyk":[0,4,47,14],"luminance":0.6356,"contrast":{"black":13.71,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFEBBE","hex":"#EFEBBE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.3,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFE461","hex":"#EFE461","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.94,"contrastWhite":1.32,"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"]},{"name":"#B1DC74","hex":"#B1DC74","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.36,"contrastWhite":1.57,"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/dcd474.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#747DDC","analogous":["#DCA074","#B1DC74"],"triadic":["#74DCD4","#D474DC"],"tetradic":["#74DCA0","#747DDC","#DC74B1"],"splitComplementary":["#74B1DC","#A074DC"],"monochromatic":["#EFEBBE","#DCD474","#C4B831"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFEBBE","dark":"#C4B831","saturated":"#EFE461","desaturated":"#C9C487","pastel":"#F2F1DE","neon":"#FFF47A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":32.68026927673638},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":33.896902513356586}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCD474

#DCD474 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #DCD474 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 220, 212, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg 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 0.6356, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.71:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCD474 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFEBBE#000000 text · best 17.3:1#EFEBBE

#EFE461#000000 text · best 15.94:1#EFE461

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#B1DC74#000000 text · best 13.36:1#B1DC74

Generated Palette

#DCD474#DCD474

#747DDC#747DDC

#DCA074#DCA074

#B1DC74#B1DC74

#EFEBBE#EFEBBE

#C4B831#C4B831

Color Harmonies

#747DDC#747DDC

#DCA074#DCA074

#B1DC74#B1DC74

#74DCD4#74DCD4

#D474DC#D474DC

Variants

#EFEBBE#EFEBBE

#C4B831#C4B831

#EFE461#EFE461

#C9C487#C9C487

#F2F1DE#F2F1DE

#FFF47A#FFF47A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

#DCD474

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCD474

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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