HEX atlas value

#DEC05E

#DEC05E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 192, 94, HSL 46, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.5404, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DEC05E Sample readable text

HEX #DEC05E

RGB rgb(222, 192, 94)

HSL hsl(46 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.5404

Contrast Black 11.81:1White 1.78:1

CSS

--color-dec05e: #DEC05E;
.background-dec05e { background-color: #DEC05E; }
.text-dec05e { color: #DEC05E; }

Luminance0.5404

Black text11.81:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA 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":"#DEC05E","rgb":[222,192,94],"hsl":[46,66,62],"cmyk":[0,14,58,13],"luminance":0.5404,"contrast":{"black":11.81,"white":1.78}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEDEAA","hex":"#EEDEAA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BCDE5E","hex":"#BCDE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.75,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F3CC49","hex":"#F3CC49","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.54,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Champagne Gold 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/dec05e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E7CDE","analogous":["#DE805E","#BCDE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDEC0","#C05EDE"],"tetradic":["#5EDE80","#5E7CDE","#DE5EBC"],"splitComplementary":["#5EBCDE","#805EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEDEAA","#DEC05E","#BA9826"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEDEAA","dark":"#BA9826","saturated":"#F3CC49","desaturated":"#C9B573","pastel":"#EFE7CD","neon":"#FFDB66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":21.77154105707724},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":30.099833886584822},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":30.822070014844883},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":35.34119409414458},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":35.66510900025401}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEC05E

#DEC05E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DEC05E is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 222, 192, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 66% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.5404, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.81:1AA Pass

White text1.78:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEC05E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.81:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEDEAA#000000 text · best 15.66:1#EEDEAA

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#BCDE5E#000000 text · best 13.75:1#BCDE5E

#F3CC49#000000 text · best 13.54:1#F3CC49

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#DEC05E#DEC05E

#5E7CDE#5E7CDE

#DE805E#DE805E

#BCDE5E#BCDE5E

#EEDEAA#EEDEAA

#BA9826#BA9826

Color Harmonies

#5E7CDE#5E7CDE

#DE805E#DE805E

#BCDE5E#BCDE5E

#5EDEC0#5EDEC0

#C05EDE#C05EDE

Variants

#EEDEAA#EEDEAA

#BA9826#BA9826

#F3CC49#F3CC49

#C9B573#C9B573

#EFE7CD#EFE7CD

#FFDB66#FFDB66

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Bamboo#C7B56E

Straw#E4D96F

Sandstone#C9AE74

Sandy Brown#F4A460

#DEC05E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEC05E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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