#DCD46B#DCD46B
#DCD46B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.634; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.128 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 212, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 62%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 51%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 51.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.63, -11.01, 52.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.63, 53.47, 101.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.51% -0.0327 0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.51% 0.128 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7141, 63.3659, 23.2031) |
| Luminance | 0.6336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.79
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.92
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.35
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.76
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD46B #6B73DC
analogous
#DC9C6B #DCD46B #ACDC6B
triadic
#DCD46B #6BDCD4 #D46BDC
tetradic
#DCD46B #6BDC9C #6B73DC #DC6BAC
square
#DCD46B #6BDC9C #6B73DC #DC6BAC
split-complementary
#DCD46B #6BACDC #9C6BDC
monochromatic
#A59D27 #D0C63A #DCD46B #E8E29C #F3F1CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#DCD46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.67
#DCD46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD46B
13.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD46B | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.67 | 13.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D370
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EAC8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 212, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.128 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9e198',
500: '#dcd46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd46b; $custom-light: #e9e198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 212,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.752,
"s": 61.749,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85511,
"c": 0.12751,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.63364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD46B
secondary
#434AA8
accent
#28C91C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#16150E
muted
#85847F