HEX atlas value

#DEE891

#DEE891 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 232, 145, HSL 67, 65%, 74%, has luminance 0.7529, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DEE891 Sample readable text

HEX #DEE891

RGB rgb(222, 232, 145)

HSL hsl(67 65% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 38, 9)

Luminance 0.7529

Contrast Black 16.06:1White 1.31:1

CSS

--color-dee891: #DEE891;
.background-dee891 { background-color: #DEE891; }
.text-dee891 { color: #DEE891; }

Luminance0.7529

Black text16.06:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA 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":"#DEE891","rgb":[222,232,145],"hsl":[67,65,74],"cmyk":[4,0,38,9],"luminance":0.7529,"contrast":{"black":16.06,"white":1.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5F8DD","hex":"#F5F8DD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.35,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E9F683","hex":"#E9F683","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.97,"contrastWhite":1.17,"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":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Khaki 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/dee891.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9C92E8","analogous":["#E8C792","#B3E892"],"triadic":["#92DEE8","#E892DE"],"tetradic":["#92E8C7","#9C92E8","#E892B3"],"splitComplementary":["#92B3E8","#C792E8"],"monochromatic":["#F5F8DD","#DEE891","#C7D846"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5F8DD","dark":"#C7D846","saturated":"#E9F683","desaturated":"#D3D9A0","pastel":"#FDFEFB","neon":"#F4FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":25},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":29.68164415931166},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":33.555923471125034},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":36.02776706930364}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEE891

#DEE891 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DEE891 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 222, 232, and 145, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 67deg with 65% saturation and 74% 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 0.7529, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.06:1AA Pass

White text1.31:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEE891 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5F8DD#000000 text · best 19.35:1#F5F8DD

#E9F683#000000 text · best 17.97:1#E9F683

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

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#DEE891#DEE891

#9C92E8#9C92E8

#E8C792#E8C792

#B3E892#B3E892

#F5F8DD#F5F8DD

#C7D846#C7D846

Color Harmonies

#9C92E8#9C92E8

#E8C792#E8C792

#B3E892#B3E892

#92DEE8#92DEE8

#E892DE#E892DE

Variants

#F5F8DD#F5F8DD

#C7D846#C7D846

#E9F683#E9F683

#D3D9A0#D3D9A0

#FDFEFB#FDFEFB

#F4FFA3#F4FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

#DEE891

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEE891

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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