HEX atlas value

#DEC25E

#DEC25E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 194, 94, HSL 47, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.5492, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DEC25E Sample readable text

HEX #DEC25E

RGB rgb(222, 194, 94)

HSL hsl(47 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.5492

Contrast Black 11.98:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-dec25e: #DEC25E;
.background-dec25e { background-color: #DEC25E; }
.text-dec25e { color: #DEC25E; }

Luminance0.5492

Black text11.98:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA 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":"#DEC25E","rgb":[222,194,94],"hsl":[47,66,62],"cmyk":[0,13,58,13],"luminance":0.5492,"contrast":{"black":11.98,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEDFAA","hex":"#EEDFAA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.77,"contrastWhite":1.33,"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"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F3CE49","hex":"#F3CE49","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.74,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BADE5E","hex":"#BADE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.7,"contrastWhite":1.53,"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/dec25e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E7ADE","analogous":["#DE825E","#BADE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDEC2","#C25EDE"],"tetradic":["#5EDE82","#5E7ADE","#DE5EBA"],"splitComplementary":["#5EBADE","#825EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEDFAA","#DEC25E","#BA9A26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEDFAA","dark":"#BA9A26","saturated":"#F3CE49","desaturated":"#C9B673","pastel":"#EFE7CD","neon":"#FFDE66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":30.886890422961002},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":36.40054944640259},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":36.87817782917155}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEC25E

#DEC25E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DEC25E is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 222, 194, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.5492, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.98:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEC25E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEDFAA#000000 text · best 15.77:1#EEDFAA

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

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#F3CE49#000000 text · best 13.74:1#F3CE49

#BADE5E#000000 text · best 13.7:1#BADE5E

Generated Palette

#DEC25E#DEC25E

#5E7ADE#5E7ADE

#DE825E#DE825E

#BADE5E#BADE5E

#EEDFAA#EEDFAA

#BA9A26#BA9A26

Color Harmonies

#5E7ADE#5E7ADE

#DE825E#DE825E

#BADE5E#BADE5E

#5EDEC2#5EDEC2

#C25EDE#C25EDE

Variants

#EEDFAA#EEDFAA

#BA9A26#BA9A26

#F3CE49#F3CE49

#C9B673#C9B673

#EFE7CD#EFE7CD

#FFDE66#FFDE66

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Straw#E4D96F

Bamboo#C7B56E

Sandstone#C9AE74

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#DEC25E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEC25E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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