HEX atlas value

#DEC75E

#DEC75E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 199, 94, HSL 49, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.5718, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DEC75E Sample readable text

HEX #DEC75E

RGB rgb(222, 199, 94)

HSL hsl(49 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.5718

Contrast Black 12.44:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-dec75e: #DEC75E;
.background-dec75e { background-color: #DEC75E; }
.text-dec75e { color: #DEC75E; }

Luminance0.5718

Black text12.44:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#DEC75E","rgb":[222,199,94],"hsl":[49,66,62],"cmyk":[0,10,58,13],"luminance":0.5718,"contrast":{"black":12.44,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEE1AA","hex":"#EEE1AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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":"#F3D449","hex":"#F3D449","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.32,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6DE5E","hex":"#B6DE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.6,"contrastWhite":1.54,"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/dec75e.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":"#5E76DE","analogous":["#DE875E","#B6DE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDEC7","#C75EDE"],"tetradic":["#5EDE87","#5E76DE","#DE5EB6"],"splitComplementary":["#5EB6DE","#875EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEE1AA","#DEC75E","#BA9F26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEE1AA","dark":"#BA9F26","saturated":"#F3D449","desaturated":"#C9B973","pastel":"#EFE9CD","neon":"#FFE366"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":33.301651610693426},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":33.83784863137726},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":38.91015291668744}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEC75E

#DEC75E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DEC75E is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 222, 199, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.5718, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.44:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEC75E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEE1AA#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EEE1AA

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

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#F3D449#000000 text · best 14.32:1#F3D449

#B6DE5E#000000 text · best 13.6:1#B6DE5E

Generated Palette

#DEC75E#DEC75E

#5E76DE#5E76DE

#DE875E#DE875E

#B6DE5E#B6DE5E

#EEE1AA#EEE1AA

#BA9F26#BA9F26

Color Harmonies

#5E76DE#5E76DE

#DE875E#DE875E

#B6DE5E#B6DE5E

#5EDEC7#5EDEC7

#C75EDE#C75EDE

Variants

#EEE1AA#EEE1AA

#BA9F26#BA9F26

#F3D449#F3D449

#C9B973#C9B973

#EFE9CD#EFE9CD

#FFE366#FFE366

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Straw#E4D96F

Bamboo#C7B56E

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#DEC75E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEC75E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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