HEX atlas value

#DDEF4D

#DDEF4D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 221, 239, 77, HSL 67, 84%, 62%, has luminance 0.7764, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DDEF4D Sample readable text

HEX #DDEF4D

RGB rgb(221, 239, 77)

HSL hsl(67 84% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 68, 6)

Luminance 0.7764

Contrast Black 16.53:1White 1.27:1

CSS

--color-ddef4d: #DDEF4D;
.background-ddef4d { background-color: #DDEF4D; }
.text-ddef4d { color: #DDEF4D; }

Luminance0.7764

Black text16.53:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA 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":"#DDEF4D","rgb":[221,239,77],"hsl":[67,84,62],"cmyk":[8,0,68,6],"luminance":0.7764,"contrast":{"black":16.53,"white":1.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8FF3D","hex":"#E8FF3D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.8,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDF7A1","hex":"#EDF7A1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.42,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Pear 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/ddef4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#604DEF","analogous":["#EFB14D","#8BEF4D"],"triadic":["#4DDDEF","#EF4DDD"],"tetradic":["#4DEFB1","#604DEF","#EF4D8B"],"splitComplementary":["#4D8BEF","#B14DEF"],"monochromatic":["#EDF7A1","#DDEF4D","#B8CE12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDF7A1","dark":"#B8CE12","saturated":"#E8FF3D","desaturated":"#CCDA62","pastel":"#EFF5C7","neon":"#EDFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":33.12099032335839},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":34.132096331752024},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":37.389838191679836},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":39.63584236521283},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":40.95119045888654}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DDEF4D

#DDEF4D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DDEF4D is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 221, 239, and 77, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 84% 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 0.7764, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.53:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DDEF4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.53:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8FF3D#000000 text · best 18.8:1#E8FF3D

#EDF7A1#000000 text · best 18.42:1#EDF7A1

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Generated Palette

#DDEF4D#DDEF4D

#604DEF#604DEF

#EFB14D#EFB14D

#8BEF4D#8BEF4D

#EDF7A1#EDF7A1

#B8CE12#B8CE12

Color Harmonies

#604DEF#604DEF

#EFB14D#EFB14D

#8BEF4D#8BEF4D

#4DDDEF#4DDDEF

#EF4DDD#EF4DDD

Variants

#EDF7A1#EDF7A1

#B8CE12#B8CE12

#E8FF3D#E8FF3D

#CCDA62#CCDA62

#EFF5C7#EFF5C7

#EDFF66#EDFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Maize#FBEC5D

Dandelion#F0E130

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

#DDEF4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DDEF4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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