HEX atlas value

#DCD8C6

#DCD8C6 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 216, 198, HSL 49, 24%, 82%, has luminance 0.684, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#DCD8C6 Sample readable text

HEX #DCD8C6

RGB rgb(220, 216, 198)

HSL hsl(49 24% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 10, 14)

Luminance 0.684

Contrast Black 14.68:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-dcd8c6: #DCD8C6;
.background-dcd8c6 { background-color: #DCD8C6; }
.text-dcd8c6 { color: #DCD8C6; }

Luminance0.684

Black text14.68:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#DCD8C6","rgb":[220,216,198],"hsl":[49,24,82],"cmyk":[0,2,10,14],"luminance":0.684,"contrast":{"black":14.68,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"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":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E6DEBC","hex":"#E6DEBC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.54,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.24,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dcd8c6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6CADC","analogous":["#DCCDC6","#D5DCC6"],"triadic":["#C6DCD8","#D8C6DC"],"tetradic":["#C6DCCD","#C6CADC","#DCC6D5"],"splitComplementary":["#C6D5DC","#CDC6DC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCD8C6","#B9B18D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B9B18D","saturated":"#E6DEBC","desaturated":"#D2D2D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF6CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":7.483314773547883},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":7.874007874011811},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":15.588457268119896},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":16.583123951777}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCD8C6

#DCD8C6 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #DCD8C6 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 220, 216, and 198, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.684, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.68:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCD8C6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#E6DEBC#000000 text · best 15.54:1#E6DEBC

Quartz#000000 text · best 15.24:1#E7D9D1

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

Generated Palette

#DCD8C6#DCD8C6

#C6CADC#C6CADC

#DCCDC6#DCCDC6

#D5DCC6#D5DCC6

White#FFFFFF

#B9B18D#B9B18D

Color Harmonies

#C6CADC#C6CADC

#DCCDC6#DCCDC6

#D5DCC6#D5DCC6

#C6DCD8#C6DCD8

#D8C6DC#D8C6DC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B9B18D#B9B18D

#E6DEBC#E6DEBC

#D2D2D0#D2D2D0

White#FFFFFF

#FFF6CC#FFF6CC

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Bone#E3DAC9

Quartz#E7D9D1

Pearl#EAE0C8

Light Gray#D3D3D3

#DCD8C6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCD8C6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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