HEX atlas value

#DDE2C1

#DDE2C1 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Bone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 221, 226, 193, HSL 69, 36%, 82%, has luminance 0.7362, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DDE2C1 Sample readable text

HEX #DDE2C1

RGB rgb(221, 226, 193)

HSL hsl(69 36% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 15, 11)

Luminance 0.7362

Contrast Black 15.72:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-dde2c1: #DDE2C1;
.background-dde2c1 { background-color: #DDE2C1; }
.text-dde2c1 { color: #DDE2C1; }

Luminance0.7362

Black text15.72:1AA 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":"#DDE2C1","rgb":[221,226,193],"hsl":[69,36,82],"cmyk":[2,0,15,11],"luminance":0.7362,"contrast":{"black":15.72,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"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":"#E4ECB6","hex":"#E4ECB6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.97,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Bone 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/dde2c1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6C1E2","analogous":["#E2D6C1","#CCE2C1"],"triadic":["#C1DDE2","#E2C1DD"],"tetradic":["#C1E2D6","#C6C1E2","#E2C1CC"],"splitComplementary":["#C1CCE2","#D6C1E2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DDE2C1","#BAC482"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#BAC482","saturated":"#E4ECB6","desaturated":"#D6D8CB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F7FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":12.806248474865697},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":20.904544960366874}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DDE2C1

#DDE2C1 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DDE2C1 is visually closest to Bone, a named orange color with HEX #E3DAC9.

The RGB channels are 221, 226, and 193, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 36% saturation and 82% 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 0.7362, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.72:1AA 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 #DDE2C1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E4ECB6#000000 text · best 16.97:1#E4ECB6

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

Quartz#000000 text · best 15.24:1#E7D9D1

Generated Palette

#DDE2C1#DDE2C1

#C6C1E2#C6C1E2

#E2D6C1#E2D6C1

#CCE2C1#CCE2C1

White#FFFFFF

#BAC482#BAC482

Color Harmonies

#C6C1E2#C6C1E2

#E2D6C1#E2D6C1

#CCE2C1#CCE2C1

#C1DDE2#C1DDE2

#E2C1DD#E2C1DD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#BAC482#BAC482

#E4ECB6#E4ECB6

#D6D8CB#D6D8CB

White#FFFFFF

#F7FFCC#F7FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Bone#E3DAC9

Pearl#EAE0C8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Vellum#EFE3C8

Quartz#E7D9D1

#DDE2C1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DDE2C1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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