#DCC66A#DCC66A
#DCC66A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.566; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.115 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCC66A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 198, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 62%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 52%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 51.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.98, -3.95, 48.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.98, 48.62, 94.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.61% -0.0125 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.61% 0.115 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3126, 56.6466, 21.8112) |
| Luminance | 0.5664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.88
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.78
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.82
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.91
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.11
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCC66A #6A80DC
analogous
#DC8D6A #DCC66A #B9DC6A
triadic
#DCC66A #6ADCC6 #C66ADC
tetradic
#DCC66A #6ADC8D #6A80DC #DC6AB9
square
#DCC66A #6ADC8D #6A80DC #DC6AB9
split-complementary
#DCC66A #6AB9DC #8D6ADC
monochromatic
#A58D27 #D0B338 #DCC66A #E8D99C #F3ECCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#DCC66A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.33
#DCC66A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCC66A
12.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCC66A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCC66A | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.33 | 12.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C262
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC96E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBBAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcc66a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 198, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.115 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d797',
500: '#dcc66a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcc66a; $custom-light: #e9d797; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcc66a",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 198,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.421,
"s": 61.957,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82609,
"c": 0.11541,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.56644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCC66A
secondary
#4256A8
accent
#3DCA1C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F