#DCD47E#DCD47E
#DCD47E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.638; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.108 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD47E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 212, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 57%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 43%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 42.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.87, -9.24, 43.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.87, 44.39, 102.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.77% -0.0258 0.105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.77% 0.108 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8257, 63.8105, 29.0579) |
| Luminance | 0.6381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.21
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.50
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.80
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.94
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 6.60
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD47E #7E86DC
analogous
#DCA57E #DCD47E #B5DC7E
triadic
#DCD47E #7EDCD4 #D47EDC
tetradic
#DCD47E #7EDCA5 #7E86DC #DC7EB5
square
#DCD47E #7EDCA5 #7E86DC #DC7EB5
split-complementary
#DCD47E #7EB5DC #A57EDC
monochromatic
#B0A530 #CFC44E #DCD47E #E9E4AE #F6F4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#DCD47E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.76
#DCD47E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD47E
13.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD47E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD47E | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.76 | 13.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CE77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D382
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd47e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 212, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.108 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8e1a5',
500: '#dcd47e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd47e; $custom-light: #e8e1a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd47e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 212,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.894,
"s": 57.317,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85771,
"c": 0.10812,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.63809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD47E
secondary
#4C55B2
accent
#2FC521
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF6
border
#D5D5D0
text
#16150F
muted
#848480