HEX atlas value

#DCE76A

#DCE76A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 231, 106, HSL 65, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.7341, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DCE76A Sample readable text

HEX #DCE76A

RGB rgb(220, 231, 106)

HSL hsl(65 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 54, 9)

Luminance 0.7341

Contrast Black 15.68:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-dce76a: #DCE76A;
.background-dce76a { background-color: #DCE76A; }
.text-dce76a { color: #DCE76A; }

Luminance0.7341

Black text15.68:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA 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":"#DCE76A","rgb":[220,231,106],"hsl":[65,72,66],"cmyk":[5,0,54,9],"luminance":0.7341,"contrast":{"black":15.68,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECFA57","hex":"#ECFA57","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFF4B9","hex":"#EFF4B9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.31,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"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":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dce76a.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/maize.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#746AE7","analogous":["#E7B36A","#9EE76A"],"triadic":["#6ADCE7","#E76ADC"],"tetradic":["#6AE7B3","#746AE7","#E76A9E"],"splitComplementary":["#6A9EE7","#B36AE7"],"monochromatic":["#EFF4B9","#DCE76A","#C4D322"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFF4B9","dark":"#C4D322","saturated":"#ECFA57","desaturated":"#CCD47D","pastel":"#F3F5DB","neon":"#F4FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":31.953090617340916},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":33.98529093593286},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":34.828149534535996},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":39.45883931389772}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCE76A

#DCE76A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DCE76A is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 220, 231, and 106, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 72% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7341, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.68:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCE76A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECFA57#000000 text · best 18.38:1#ECFA57

#EFF4B9#000000 text · best 18.31:1#EFF4B9

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Generated Palette

#DCE76A#DCE76A

#746AE7#746AE7

#E7B36A#E7B36A

#9EE76A#9EE76A

#EFF4B9#EFF4B9

#C4D322#C4D322

Color Harmonies

#746AE7#746AE7

#E7B36A#E7B36A

#9EE76A#9EE76A

#6ADCE7#6ADCE7

#E76ADC#E76ADC

Variants

#EFF4B9#EFF4B9

#C4D322#C4D322

#ECFA57#ECFA57

#CCD47D#CCD47D

#F3F5DB#F3F5DB

#F4FF7A#F4FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Khaki#F0E68C

#DCE76A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCE76A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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