HEX atlas value

#DEDB35

#DEDB35 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 219, 53, HSL 59, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.6645, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#DEDB35 Sample readable text

HEX #DEDB35

RGB rgb(222, 219, 53)

HSL hsl(59 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.6645

Contrast Black 14.29:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-dedb35: #DEDB35;
.background-dedb35 { background-color: #DEDB35; }
.text-dedb35 { color: #DEDB35; }

Luminance0.6645

Black text14.29:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#DEDB35","rgb":[222,219,53],"hsl":[59,72,54],"cmyk":[0,1,76,13],"luminance":0.6645,"contrast":{"black":14.29,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8F41B","hex":"#F8F41B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.95,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EBE984","hex":"#EBE984","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.52,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Pear 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/dedb35.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3538DE","analogous":["#DE8735","#8DDE35"],"triadic":["#35DEDB","#DB35DE"],"tetradic":["#35DE87","#3538DE","#DE358D"],"splitComplementary":["#358DDE","#8735DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBE984","#DEDB35","#9E9C1A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBE984","dark":"#9E9C1A","saturated":"#F8F41B","desaturated":"#C4C24F","pastel":"#E8E7AB","neon":"#FFFC3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":19.621416870348583},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":32.218007387174026},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":33.793490497431605},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":41.291645644125154}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEDB35

#DEDB35 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #DEDB35 is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 222, 219, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.6645, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.29:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEDB35 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8F41B#000000 text · best 17.95:1#F8F41B

#EBE984#000000 text · best 16.52:1#EBE984

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#DEDB35#DEDB35

#3538DE#3538DE

#DE8735#DE8735

#8DDE35#8DDE35

#EBE984#EBE984

#9E9C1A#9E9C1A

Color Harmonies

#3538DE#3538DE

#DE8735#DE8735

#8DDE35#8DDE35

#35DEDB#35DEDB

#DB35DE#DB35DE

Variants

#EBE984#EBE984

#9E9C1A#9E9C1A

#F8F41B#F8F41B

#C4C24F#C4C24F

#E8E7AB#E8E7AB

#FFFC3D#FFFC3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Dandelion#F0E130

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Old Gold#CFB53B

#DEDB35

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEDB35

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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