HEX atlas value

#DDEA53

#DDEA53 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Maize. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 221, 234, 83, HSL 65, 78%, 62%, has luminance 0.7484, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DDEA53 Sample readable text

HEX #DDEA53

RGB rgb(221, 234, 83)

HSL hsl(65 78% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 65, 8)

Luminance 0.7484

Contrast Black 15.97:1White 1.32:1

CSS

--color-ddea53: #DDEA53;
.background-ddea53 { background-color: #DDEA53; }
.text-ddea53 { color: #DDEA53; }

Luminance0.7484

Black text15.97:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA 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":"#DDEA53","rgb":[221,234,83],"hsl":[65,78,62],"cmyk":[6,0,65,8],"luminance":0.7484,"contrast":{"black":15.97,"white":1.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFFF3D","hex":"#EFFF3D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.04,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDF4A4","hex":"#EDF4A4","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.08,"contrastWhite":1.16,"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":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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","Maize 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/ddea53.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5F53EA","analogous":["#EAAB53","#92EA53"],"triadic":["#53DDEA","#EA53DD"],"tetradic":["#53EAAB","#5F53EA","#EA5392"],"splitComplementary":["#5392EA","#AB53EA"],"monochromatic":["#EDF4A4","#DDEA53","#B9C819"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDF4A4","dark":"#B9C819","saturated":"#EFFF3D","desaturated":"#CBD468","pastel":"#EFF3C9","neon":"#F2FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":31.68595903550972},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":33.49626844888845},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":34.899856733230294},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":36.932370625238775},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":37.49666651850535}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DDEA53

#DDEA53 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DDEA53 is visually closest to Maize, a named yellow color with HEX #FBEC5D.

The RGB channels are 221, 234, and 83, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 78% saturation and 62% 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 0.7484, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.97:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DDEA53 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFFF3D#000000 text · best 19.04:1#EFFF3D

#EDF4A4#000000 text · best 18.08:1#EDF4A4

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

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

Generated Palette

#DDEA53#DDEA53

#5F53EA#5F53EA

#EAAB53#EAAB53

#92EA53#92EA53

#EDF4A4#EDF4A4

#B9C819#B9C819

Color Harmonies

#5F53EA#5F53EA

#EAAB53#EAAB53

#92EA53#92EA53

#53DDEA#53DDEA

#EA53DD#EA53DD

Variants

#EDF4A4#EDF4A4

#B9C819#B9C819

#EFFF3D#EFFF3D

#CBD468#CBD468

#EFF3C9#EFF3C9

#F2FF66#F2FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Maize#FBEC5D

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Pear#D1E231

Mustard#FFDB58

#DDEA53

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DDEA53

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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