HEX atlas value

#DED15E

#DED15E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 209, 94, HSL 54, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.6194, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DED15E Sample readable text

HEX #DED15E

RGB rgb(222, 209, 94)

HSL hsl(54 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.6194

Contrast Black 13.39:1White 1.57:1

CSS

--color-ded15e: #DED15E;
.background-ded15e { background-color: #DED15E; }
.text-ded15e { color: #DED15E; }

Luminance0.6194

Black text13.39:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA 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":"#DED15E","rgb":[222,209,94],"hsl":[54,66,62],"cmyk":[0,6,58,13],"luminance":0.6194,"contrast":{"black":13.39,"white":1.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEE7AA","hex":"#EEE7AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.65,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F3E249","hex":"#F3E249","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.79,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Straw 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/ded15e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E6BDE","analogous":["#DE915E","#ABDE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDED1","#D15EDE"],"tetradic":["#5EDE91","#5E6BDE","#DE5EAB"],"splitComplementary":["#5EABDE","#915EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEE7AA","#DED15E","#BAAB26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEE7AA","dark":"#BAAB26","saturated":"#F3E249","desaturated":"#C9C073","pastel":"#EFEBCD","neon":"#FFF066"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":29.410882339705484},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":31.63858403911275},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":35},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":39.61060464067672}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DED15E

#DED15E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DED15E is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 222, 209, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg 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 0.6194, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.39:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DED15E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEE7AA#000000 text · best 16.65:1#EEE7AA

#F3E249#000000 text · best 15.79:1#F3E249

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

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

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#DED15E#DED15E

#5E6BDE#5E6BDE

#DE915E#DE915E

#ABDE5E#ABDE5E

#EEE7AA#EEE7AA

#BAAB26#BAAB26

Color Harmonies

#5E6BDE#5E6BDE

#DE915E#DE915E

#ABDE5E#ABDE5E

#5EDED1#5EDED1

#D15EDE#D15EDE

Variants

#EEE7AA#EEE7AA

#BAAB26#BAAB26

#F3E249#F3E249

#C9C073#C9C073

#EFEBCD#EFEBCD

#FFF066#FFF066

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Mustard#FFDB58

Bamboo#C7B56E

#DED15E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DED15E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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