HEX atlas value

#DCDEAF

#DCDEAF is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 222, 175, HSL 63, 42%, 78%, has luminance 0.7055, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DCDEAF Sample readable text

HEX #DCDEAF

RGB rgb(220, 222, 175)

HSL hsl(63 42% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 21, 13)

Luminance 0.7055

Contrast Black 15.11:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-dcdeaf: #DCDEAF;
.background-dcdeaf { background-color: #DCDEAF; }
.text-dcdeaf { color: #DCDEAF; }

Luminance0.7055

Black text15.11:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#DCDEAF","rgb":[220,222,175],"hsl":[63,42,78],"cmyk":[1,0,21,13],"luminance":0.7055,"contrast":{"black":15.11,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F9F9F1","hex":"#F9F9F1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.85,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7EBA3","hex":"#E7EBA3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.81,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C5DEAF","hex":"#C5DEAF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.44,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Goldenrod 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/dcdeaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B2AFDE","analogous":["#DEC9AF","#C5DEAF"],"triadic":["#AFDCDE","#DEAFDC"],"tetradic":["#AFDEC9","#B2AFDE","#DEAFC5"],"splitComplementary":["#AFC5DE","#C9AFDE"],"monochromatic":["#F9F9F1","#DCDEAF","#C0C46E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9F9F1","dark":"#C0C46E","saturated":"#E7EBA3","desaturated":"#D1D2BC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FBFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":21.18962010041709},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":23.366642891095847},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":24.515301344262525}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCDEAF

#DCDEAF is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DCDEAF is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 220, 222, and 175, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 42% saturation and 78% 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 0.7055, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.11:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

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

Black text#00000015.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F9F9F1#000000 text · best 19.85:1#F9F9F1

#E7EBA3#000000 text · best 16.81:1#E7EBA3

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#C5DEAF#000000 text · best 14.44:1#C5DEAF

Generated Palette

#DCDEAF#DCDEAF

#B2AFDE#B2AFDE

#DEC9AF#DEC9AF

#C5DEAF#C5DEAF

#F9F9F1#F9F9F1

#C0C46E#C0C46E

Color Harmonies

#B2AFDE#B2AFDE

#DEC9AF#DEC9AF

#C5DEAF#C5DEAF

#AFDCDE#AFDCDE

#DEAFDC#DEAFDC

Variants

#F9F9F1#F9F9F1

#C0C46E#C0C46E

#E7EBA3#E7EBA3

#D1D2BC#D1D2BC

White#FFFFFF

#FBFFB8#FBFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Oat#D8CAB8

Mica#D8C7B0

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Limestone#D8D2C4

#DCDEAF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCDEAF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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