HEX atlas value

#DDD49D

#DDD49D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 221, 212, 157, HSL 52, 48%, 74%, has luminance 0.6489, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DDD49D Sample readable text

HEX #DDD49D

RGB rgb(221, 212, 157)

HSL hsl(52 48% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 29, 13)

Luminance 0.6489

Contrast Black 13.98:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-ddd49d: #DDD49D;
.background-ddd49d { background-color: #DDD49D; }
.text-ddd49d { color: #DDD49D; }

Luminance0.6489

Black text13.98:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#DDD49D","rgb":[221,212,157],"hsl":[52,48,74],"cmyk":[0,4,29,13],"luminance":0.6489,"contrast":{"black":13.98,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4F2E1","hex":"#F4F2E1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.63,"contrastWhite":1.13,"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":"#EBDF8E","hex":"#EBDF8E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.48,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C5DD9D","hex":"#C5DD9D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.2,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Travertine 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/ddd49d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9DA5DD","analogous":["#DDB49D","#C5DD9D"],"triadic":["#9DDDD4","#D49DDD"],"tetradic":["#9DDDB4","#9DA5DD","#DD9DC5"],"splitComplementary":["#9DC5DD","#B49DDD"],"monochromatic":["#F4F2E1","#DDD49D","#C5B659"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4F2E1","dark":"#C5B659","saturated":"#EBDF8E","desaturated":"#CEC9AB","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#FFF3A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":23.558437978779494},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":26.476404589747453},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":29.29163703175362}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DDD49D

#DDD49D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DDD49D is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 221, 212, and 157, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg with 48% saturation and 74% 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 0.6489, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.98:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DDD49D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4F2E1#000000 text · best 18.63:1#F4F2E1

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

#EBDF8E#000000 text · best 15.48:1#EBDF8E

#C5DD9D#000000 text · best 14.2:1#C5DD9D

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Generated Palette

#DDD49D#DDD49D

#9DA5DD#9DA5DD

#DDB49D#DDB49D

#C5DD9D#C5DD9D

#F4F2E1#F4F2E1

#C5B659#C5B659

Color Harmonies

#9DA5DD#9DA5DD

#DDB49D#DDB49D

#C5DD9D#C5DD9D

#9DDDD4#9DDDD4

#D49DDD#D49DDD

Variants

#F4F2E1#F4F2E1

#C5B659#C5B659

#EBDF8E#EBDF8E

#CEC9AB#CEC9AB

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#FFF3A3#FFF3A3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Oat#D8CAB8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

#DDD49D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DDD49D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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