#DCDCA1#DCDCA1
#DCDCA1 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.690; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.077 H 107.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCDCA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 220, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 46%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 27%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 26.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.49, -9.22, 29.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.49, 30.52, 107.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.03% -0.0236 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.03% 0.077 107.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.5415, 68.9762, 43.7831) |
| Luminance | 0.6897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.46
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.14
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.06
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 6.00
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 6.22
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCDCA1 #A1A1DC
analogous
#DCBFA1 #DCDCA1 #BFDCA1
triadic
#DCDCA1 #A1DCDC #DCA1DC
tetradic
#DCDCA1 #A1DCBF #A1A1DC #DCA1BF
square
#DCDCA1 #A1DCBF #A1A1DC #DCA1BF
split-complementary
#DCDCA1 #A1BFDC #BFA1DC
monochromatic
#BBBB48 #CBCB74 #DCDCA1 #EDEDCE #F7F7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#DCDCA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.80
#DCDCA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCDCA1
14.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCDCA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCDCA1 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.80 | 14.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D79D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7DAA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5D5CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcdca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 220, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.077 107.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7e6bd',
500: '#dcdca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcdca1; $custom-light: #e7e6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcdca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 220,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 45.736,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88029,
"c": 0.07679,
"h": 107.9
},
"luminance": 0.68975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCDCA1
secondary
#6D6DB4
accent
#2DB92D
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#161612
muted
#848482