#DCD26E#DCD26E
#DCD26E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.624; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.123 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD26E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 210, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 61%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 50%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 50%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.14, -9.74, 50.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.14, 51.26, 100.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.13% -0.0287 0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.13% 0.123 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3778, 62.4364, 23.8832) |
| Luminance | 0.6243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.38
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.84
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.91
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.95
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.41
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD26E #6E78DC
analogous
#DC9B6E #DCD26E #AFDC6E
triadic
#DCD26E #6EDCD2 #D26EDC
tetradic
#DCD26E #6EDC9B #6E78DC #DC6EAF
square
#DCD26E #6EDC9B #6E78DC #DC6EAF
split-complementary
#DCD26E #6EAFDC #9B6EDC
monochromatic
#A79C28 #D0C33D #DCD26E #E8E19F #F4F1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#DCD26E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.49
#DCD26E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD26E
13.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD26E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD26E | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.49 | 13.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CC65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D273
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAC6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd26e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 210, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.123 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9df9a',
500: '#dcd26e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd26e; $custom-light: #e9df9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd26e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 210,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85133,
"c": 0.12258,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.62435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD26E
secondary
#444DAA
accent
#2CC91D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#16150E
muted
#85847F