#DCD07E#DCD07E
#DCD07E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.618; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.104 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD07E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 208, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 57%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 43%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 42.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.83, -7.21, 42.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.83, 42.73, 99.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.95% -0.0199 0.1021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.95% 0.104 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8382, 61.8354, 28.7287) |
| Luminance | 0.6183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.62
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.52
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.04
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.49
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.38
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD07E #7E8ADC
analogous
#DCA17E #DCD07E #B9DC7E
triadic
#DCD07E #7EDCD0 #D07EDC
tetradic
#DCD07E #7EDCA1 #7E8ADC #DC7EB9
square
#DCD07E #7EDCA1 #7E8ADC #DC7EB9
split-complementary
#DCD07E #7EB9DC #A17EDC
monochromatic
#B0A030 #CFBE4E #DCD07E #E9E2AE #F6F3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#DCD07E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.37
#DCD07E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD07E
13.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD07E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD07E | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.37 | 13.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECB78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D181
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd07e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 208, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.104 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8dea4',
500: '#dcd07e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd07e; $custom-light: #e8dea4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd07e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 208,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.34,
"s": 57.317,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84945,
"c": 0.10399,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.61834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD07E
secondary
#4C59B2
accent
#36C521
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF6
border
#D5D5D0
text
#16150F
muted
#848480