#DCCA5E#DCCA5E
#DCCA5E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.583; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.130 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCCA5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 202, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 64%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 57.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.89, -6.96, 55.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.89, 55.60, 97.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.29% -0.0225 0.128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.29% 0.13 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6580, 58.2670, 19.0604) |
| Luminance | 0.5827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.07
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.67
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.76
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.40
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.46
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCCA5E #5E70DC
analogous
#DC8B5E #DCCA5E #AFDC5E
triadic
#DCCA5E #5EDCCA #CA5EDC
tetradic
#DCCA5E #5EDC8B #5E70DC #DC5EAF
square
#DCCA5E #5EDC8B #5E70DC #DC5EAF
split-complementary
#DCCA5E #5EAFDC #8B5EDC
monochromatic
#9D8C22 #D0B82D #DCCA5E #E7DB90 #F2EBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#DCCA5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.65
#DCCA5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCCA5E
12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCCA5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCCA5E | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.65 | 12.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC553
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBBDB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcca5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 202, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.130 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead98f',
500: '#dcca5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcca5e; $custom-light: #ead98f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcca5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 202,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83285,
"c": 0.13,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.58265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCCA5E
secondary
#3D4BA1
accent
#33CC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F