#DCD852#DCD852
#DCD852 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.153 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD852 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 216, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 62.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.45, -14.83, 64.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.45, 65.96, 102.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.09% -0.0462 0.1458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.09% 0.153 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5959, 64.9383, 17.5868) |
| Luminance | 0.6494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.81
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.07
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.53
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.74
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.98
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD852 #5256DC
analogous
#DC9352 #DCD852 #9BDC52
triadic
#DCD852 #52DCD8 #D852DC
tetradic
#DCD852 #52DC93 #5256DC #DC529B
square
#DCD852 #52DC93 #5256DC #DC529B
split-complementary
#DCD852 #529BDC #9352DC
monochromatic
#95921E #C8C429 #DCD852 #E6E385 #F1EFB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#DCD852 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#DCD852 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD852
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD852 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD852 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D041
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD55A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBCBBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd852; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 216, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.153 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eae389',
500: '#dcd852',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd852; $custom-light: #eae389; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd852",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 216,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.261,
"s": 66.346,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86085,
"c": 0.15298,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.64937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD852
secondary
#383B9A
accent
#43E93F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F