HEX atlas value

#DDD99D

#DDD99D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 221, 217, 157, HSL 56, 48%, 74%, has luminance 0.6743, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DDD99D Sample readable text

HEX #DDD99D

RGB rgb(221, 217, 157)

HSL hsl(56 48% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 29, 13)

Luminance 0.6743

Contrast Black 14.49:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-ddd99d: #DDD99D;
.background-ddd99d { background-color: #DDD99D; }
.text-ddd99d { color: #DDD99D; }

Luminance0.6743

Black text14.49:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#DDD99D","rgb":[221,217,157],"hsl":[56,48,74],"cmyk":[0,2,29,13],"luminance":0.6743,"contrast":{"black":14.49,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4F3E1","hex":"#F4F3E1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.75,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBE58E","hex":"#EBE58E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.13,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

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/ddd99d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9DA1DD","analogous":["#DDB89D","#C1DD9D"],"triadic":["#9DDDD8","#D89DDD"],"tetradic":["#9DDDB8","#9DA1DD","#DD9DC1"],"splitComplementary":["#9DC1DD","#B89DDD"],"monochromatic":["#F4F3E1","#DDD99D","#C5BD59"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4F3E1","dark":"#C5BD59","saturated":"#EBE58E","desaturated":"#CECCAB","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#FFF9A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":26.13426869074396},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":28.61817604250837},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":28.705400188814647}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DDD99D

#DDD99D is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DDD99D is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 221, 217, and 157, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.6743, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.49:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DDD99D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4F3E1#000000 text · best 18.75:1#F4F3E1

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#EBE58E#000000 text · best 16.13:1#EBE58E

Generated Palette

#DDD99D#DDD99D

#9DA1DD#9DA1DD

#DDB89D#DDB89D

#C1DD9D#C1DD9D

#F4F3E1#F4F3E1

#C5BD59#C5BD59

Color Harmonies

#9DA1DD#9DA1DD

#DDB89D#DDB89D

#C1DD9D#C1DD9D

#9DDDD8#9DDDD8

#D89DDD#D89DDD

Variants

#F4F3E1#F4F3E1

#C5BD59#C5BD59

#EBE58E#EBE58E

#CECCAB#CECCAB

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#FFF9A3#FFF9A3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Mica#D8C7B0

Khaki#F0E68C

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#DDD99D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DDD99D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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