#DCC25E#DCC25E
#DCC25E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.123 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCC25E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 194, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.82, -2.84, 52.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.82, 52.88, 93.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.65% -0.0106 0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.65% 0.123 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8294, 54.6097, 18.4509) |
| Luminance | 0.5461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.20
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.19
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.53
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.75
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.87
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCC25E #5E78DC
analogous
#DC835E #DCC25E #B7DC5E
triadic
#DCC25E #5EDCC2 #C25EDC
tetradic
#DCC25E #5EDC83 #5E78DC #DC5EB7
square
#DCC25E #5EDC83 #5E78DC #DC5EB7
split-complementary
#DCC25E #5EB7DC #835EDC
monochromatic
#9D8422 #D0AE2D #DCC25E #E7D590 #F2E8C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#DCC25E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.92
#DCC25E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCC25E
11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCC25E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCC25E | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.92 | 11.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC762
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECB5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcc25e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 194, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.123 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead48f',
500: '#dcc25e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcc25e; $custom-light: #ead48f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcc25e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 194,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.619,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81646,
"c": 0.12341,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.54607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCC25E
secondary
#3D52A1
accent
#3ECC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F