HEX atlas value

#DED9AF

#DED9AF is a warm yellow HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 217, 175, HSL 54, 42%, 78%, has luminance 0.6825, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DED9AF Sample readable text

HEX #DED9AF

RGB rgb(222, 217, 175)

HSL hsl(54 42% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 21, 13)

Luminance 0.6825

Contrast Black 14.65:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-ded9af: #DED9AF;
.background-ded9af { background-color: #DED9AF; }
.text-ded9af { color: #DED9AF; }

Luminance0.6825

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#DED9AF","rgb":[222,217,175],"hsl":[54,42,78],"cmyk":[0,2,21,13],"luminance":0.6825,"contrast":{"black":14.65,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"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":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBE4A3","hex":"#EBE4A3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CCDEAF","hex":"#CCDEAF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"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/ded9af.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":"#AFB4DE","analogous":["#DEC2AF","#CCDEAF"],"triadic":["#AFDEDA","#DAAFDE"],"tetradic":["#AFDEC2","#AFB4DE","#DEAFCC"],"splitComplementary":["#AFCCDE","#C2AFDE"],"monochromatic":["#F9F8F1","#DED9AF","#C4BB6E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9F8F1","dark":"#C4BB6E","saturated":"#EBE4A3","desaturated":"#D2D0BC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF8B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":19},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":21.93171219946131},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":22.93468988235943}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DED9AF

#DED9AF is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DED9AF is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 222, 217, and 175, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg 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 0.6825, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DED9AF needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

#EBE4A3#000000 text · best 16.16:1#EBE4A3

#CCDEAF#000000 text · best 14.64:1#CCDEAF

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Generated Palette

#DED9AF#DED9AF

#AFB4DE#AFB4DE

#DEC2AF#DEC2AF

#CCDEAF#CCDEAF

#F9F8F1#F9F8F1

#C4BB6E#C4BB6E

Color Harmonies

#AFB4DE#AFB4DE

#DEC2AF#DEC2AF

#CCDEAF#CCDEAF

#AFDEDA#AFDEDA

#DAAFDE#DAAFDE

Variants

#F9F8F1#F9F8F1

#C4BB6E#C4BB6E

#EBE4A3#EBE4A3

#D2D0BC#D2D0BC

White#FFFFFF

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Mica#D8C7B0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Limestone#D8D2C4

#DED9AF

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DED9AF

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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