HEX atlas value

#DECA35

#DECA35 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 202, 53, HSL 53, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.5803, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DECA35 Sample readable text

HEX #DECA35

RGB rgb(222, 202, 53)

HSL hsl(53 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.5803

Contrast Black 12.61:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-deca35: #DECA35;
.background-deca35 { background-color: #DECA35; }
.text-deca35 { color: #DECA35; }

Luminance0.5803

Black text12.61:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#DECA35","rgb":[222,202,53],"hsl":[53,72,54],"cmyk":[0,9,76,13],"luminance":0.5803,"contrast":{"black":12.61,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"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":"#F8DE1B","hex":"#F8DE1B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.46,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBDF84","hex":"#EBDF84","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.42,"contrastWhite":1.36,"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":"#9DDE35","hex":"#9DDE35","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.93,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Saffron 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/deca35.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3549DE","analogous":["#DE7635","#9DDE35"],"triadic":["#35DECA","#CA35DE"],"tetradic":["#35DE76","#3549DE","#DE359D"],"splitComplementary":["#359DDE","#7635DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBDF84","#DECA35","#9E8E1A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBDF84","dark":"#9E8E1A","saturated":"#F8DE1B","desaturated":"#C4B74F","pastel":"#E8E1AB","neon":"#FFE83D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":23.388031127053},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":26.49528259898354},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":29.631064780058107}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DECA35

#DECA35 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DECA35 is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 222, 202, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.5803, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.61:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DECA35 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.61:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#F8DE1B#000000 text · best 15.46:1#F8DE1B

#EBDF84#000000 text · best 15.42:1#EBDF84

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#9DDE35#000000 text · best 12.93:1#9DDE35

Generated Palette

#DECA35#DECA35

#3549DE#3549DE

#DE7635#DE7635

#9DDE35#9DDE35

#EBDF84#EBDF84

#9E8E1A#9E8E1A

Color Harmonies

#3549DE#3549DE

#DE7635#DE7635

#9DDE35#9DDE35

#35DECA#35DECA

#CA35DE#CA35DE

Variants

#EBDF84#EBDF84

#9E8E1A#9E8E1A

#F8DE1B#F8DE1B

#C4B74F#C4B74F

#E8E1AB#E8E1AB

#FFE83D#FFE83D

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Old Gold#CFB53B

Pear#D1E231

Dandelion#F0E130

#DECA35

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DECA35

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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