HEX atlas value

#DED8AF

#DED8AF is a warm yellow HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 216, 175, HSL 52, 42%, 78%, has luminance 0.6774, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DED8AF Sample readable text

HEX #DED8AF

RGB rgb(222, 216, 175)

HSL hsl(52 42% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 21, 13)

Luminance 0.6774

Contrast Black 14.55:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-ded8af: #DED8AF;
.background-ded8af { background-color: #DED8AF; }
.text-ded8af { color: #DED8AF; }

Luminance0.6774

Black text14.55:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#DED8AF","rgb":[222,216,175],"hsl":[52,42,78],"cmyk":[0,3,21,13],"luminance":0.6774,"contrast":{"black":14.55,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F9F8F1","hex":"#F9F8F1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.73,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBE1A3","hex":"#EBE1A3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.83,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CDDEAF","hex":"#CDDEAF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.66,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Oat 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/ded8af.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AFB6DE","analogous":["#DEC1AF","#CDDEAF"],"triadic":["#AFDED8","#D8AFDE"],"tetradic":["#AFDEC1","#AFB6DE","#DEAFCD"],"splitComplementary":["#AFCDDE","#C1AFDE"],"monochromatic":["#F9F8F1","#DED8AF","#C4B86E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9F8F1","dark":"#C4B86E","saturated":"#EBE1A3","desaturated":"#D2CFBC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF5B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":17.69180601295413},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":22.64950330581225}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DED8AF

#DED8AF is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DED8AF is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 222, 216, and 175, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg with 42% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 0.6774, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.55:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DED8AF needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F9F8F1#000000 text · best 19.73:1#F9F8F1

#EBE1A3#000000 text · best 15.83:1#EBE1A3

#CDDEAF#000000 text · best 14.66:1#CDDEAF

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Generated Palette

#DED8AF#DED8AF

#AFB6DE#AFB6DE

#DEC1AF#DEC1AF

#CDDEAF#CDDEAF

#F9F8F1#F9F8F1

#C4B86E#C4B86E

Color Harmonies

#AFB6DE#AFB6DE

#DEC1AF#DEC1AF

#CDDEAF#CDDEAF

#AFDED8#AFDED8

#D8AFDE#D8AFDE

Variants

#F9F8F1#F9F8F1

#C4B86E#C4B86E

#EBE1A3#EBE1A3

#D2CFBC#D2CFBC

White#FFFFFF

#FFF5B8#FFF5B8

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Mica#D8C7B0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Limestone#D8D2C4

#DED8AF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DED8AF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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