HEX atlas value

#DEC835

#DEC835 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 200, 53, HSL 52, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.571, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DEC835 Sample readable text

HEX #DEC835

RGB rgb(222, 200, 53)

HSL hsl(52 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.571

Contrast Black 12.42:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-dec835: #DEC835;
.background-dec835 { background-color: #DEC835; }
.text-dec835 { color: #DEC835; }

Luminance0.571

Black text12.42:1AA 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":"#DEC835","rgb":[222,200,53],"hsl":[52,72,54],"cmyk":[0,10,76,13],"luminance":0.571,"contrast":{"black":12.42,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBDD84","hex":"#EBDD84","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.21,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8DB1B","hex":"#F8DB1B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A0DE35","hex":"#A0DE35","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.99,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Buttercup 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/dec835.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#354CDE","analogous":["#DE7335","#A0DE35"],"triadic":["#35DEC8","#C835DE"],"tetradic":["#35DE73","#354CDE","#DE35A0"],"splitComplementary":["#35A0DE","#7335DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBDD84","#DEC835","#9E8C1A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBDD84","dark":"#9E8C1A","saturated":"#F8DB1B","desaturated":"#C4B54F","pastel":"#E8E0AB","neon":"#FFE53D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":22.693611435820433},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":24.939927826679853},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":31.20897306865447}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEC835

#DEC835 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DEC835 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 222, 200, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg with 72% saturation and 54% 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 0.571, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.42:1AA 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 #DEC835 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#EBDD84#000000 text · best 15.21:1#EBDD84

#F8DB1B#000000 text · best 15.14:1#F8DB1B

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#A0DE35#000000 text · best 12.99:1#A0DE35

Generated Palette

#DEC835#DEC835

#354CDE#354CDE

#DE7335#DE7335

#A0DE35#A0DE35

#EBDD84#EBDD84

#9E8C1A#9E8C1A

Color Harmonies

#354CDE#354CDE

#DE7335#DE7335

#A0DE35#A0DE35

#35DEC8#35DEC8

#C835DE#C835DE

Variants

#EBDD84#EBDD84

#9E8C1A#9E8C1A

#F8DB1B#F8DB1B

#C4B54F#C4B54F

#E8E0AB#E8E0AB

#FFE53D#FFE53D

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Old Gold#CFB53B

Pear#D1E231

Dandelion#F0E130

#DEC835

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEC835

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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