HEX atlas value

#DED85E

#DED85E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 216, 94, HSL 57, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.6545, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DED85E Sample readable text

HEX #DED85E

RGB rgb(222, 216, 94)

HSL hsl(57 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.6545

Contrast Black 14.09:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-ded85e: #DED85E;
.background-ded85e { background-color: #DED85E; }
.text-ded85e { color: #DED85E; }

Luminance0.6545

Black text14.09:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#DED85E","rgb":[222,216,94],"hsl":[57,66,62],"cmyk":[0,3,58,13],"luminance":0.6545,"contrast":{"black":14.09,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEEAAA","hex":"#EEEAAA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.99,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F3EB49","hex":"#F3EB49","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.79,"contrastWhite":1.25,"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"]}]

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/ded85e.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/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E65DE","analogous":["#DE985E","#A4DE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDED8","#D85EDE"],"tetradic":["#5EDE98","#5E65DE","#DE5EA4"],"splitComplementary":["#5EA4DE","#985EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEEAAA","#DED85E","#BAB326"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEEAAA","dark":"#BAB326","saturated":"#F3EB49","desaturated":"#C9C473","pastel":"#EFEDCD","neon":"#FFF766"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":28.071337695236398},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":33.67491648096547},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":35.24202037341219},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":37.22902093797257}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DED85E

#DED85E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DED85E is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 222, 216, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.6545, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.09:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DED85E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#EEEAAA#000000 text · best 16.99:1#EEEAAA

#F3EB49#000000 text · best 16.79:1#F3EB49

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

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

Generated Palette

#DED85E#DED85E

#5E65DE#5E65DE

#DE985E#DE985E

#A4DE5E#A4DE5E

#EEEAAA#EEEAAA

#BAB326#BAB326

Color Harmonies

#5E65DE#5E65DE

#DE985E#DE985E

#A4DE5E#A4DE5E

#5EDED8#5EDED8

#D85EDE#D85EDE

Variants

#EEEAAA#EEEAAA

#BAB326#BAB326

#F3EB49#F3EB49

#C9C473#C9C473

#EFEDCD#EFEDCD

#FFF766#FFF766

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Maize#FBEC5D

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#DED85E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DED85E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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