HEX atlas value

#DCDBC6

#DCDBC6 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Bone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 219, 198, HSL 57, 24%, 82%, has luminance 0.6996, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#DCDBC6 Sample readable text

HEX #DCDBC6

RGB rgb(220, 219, 198)

HSL hsl(57 24% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 10, 14)

Luminance 0.6996

Contrast Black 14.99:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-dcdbc6: #DCDBC6;
.background-dcdbc6 { background-color: #DCDBC6; }
.text-dcdbc6 { color: #DCDBC6; }

Luminance0.6996

Black text14.99:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#DCDBC6","rgb":[220,219,198],"hsl":[57,24,82],"cmyk":[0,0,10,14],"luminance":0.6996,"contrast":{"black":14.99,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"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":"#E6E4BC","hex":"#E6E4BC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.19,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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":"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","Bone 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/dcdbc6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6C7DC","analogous":["#DCD0C6","#D2DCC6"],"triadic":["#C6DCDB","#DBC6DC"],"tetradic":["#C6DCD0","#C6C7DC","#DCC6D2"],"splitComplementary":["#C6D2DC","#D0C6DC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCDBC6","#B9B78D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B9B78D","saturated":"#E6E4BC","desaturated":"#D2D2D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFCCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":15},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":15.684387141358123},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":17.60681686165901}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCDBC6

#DCDBC6 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #DCDBC6 is visually closest to Bone, a named orange color with HEX #E3DAC9.

The RGB channels are 220, 219, and 198, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.6996, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.99:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCDBC6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E6E4BC#000000 text · best 16.19:1#E6E4BC

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

Quartz#000000 text · best 15.24:1#E7D9D1

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

Generated Palette

#DCDBC6#DCDBC6

#C6C7DC#C6C7DC

#DCD0C6#DCD0C6

#D2DCC6#D2DCC6

White#FFFFFF

#B9B78D#B9B78D

Color Harmonies

#C6C7DC#C6C7DC

#DCD0C6#DCD0C6

#D2DCC6#D2DCC6

#C6DCDB#C6DCDB

#DBC6DC#DBC6DC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B9B78D#B9B78D

#E6E4BC#E6E4BC

#D2D2D0#D2D2D0

White#FFFFFF

#FFFCCC#FFFCCC

Nearest Named Colors

Bone#E3DAC9

Limestone#D8D2C4

Pearl#EAE0C8

Quartz#E7D9D1

Chrome#D5D5D5

#DCDBC6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCDBC6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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