#DCDE53#DCDE53
#DCDE53 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.158 H 110.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCDE53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 222, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 68%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 62.6%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.05, -17.73, 65.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.05, 67.91, 105.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.36% -0.0543 0.1487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.36% 0.158 110.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.1996, 68.0842, 18.3104) |
| Luminance | 0.6808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.52
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.67
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.93
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.23
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 5.60
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCDE53 #5553DE
analogous
#DE9A53 #DCDE53 #97DE53
triadic
#DCDE53 #53DCDE #DE53DC
tetradic
#DCDE53 #53DE9A #5553DE #DE5397
square
#DCDE53 #53DE9A #5553DE #DE5397
split-complementary
#DCDE53 #5397DE #9A53DE
monochromatic
#97991D #CACD27 #DCDE53 #E6E886 #F1F2BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#DCDE53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#DCDE53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCDE53
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCDE53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCDE53 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD541
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0D95C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBD1C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcde53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 222, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.158 110.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eae88a',
500: '#dcde53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcde53; $custom-light: #eae88a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcde53",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 222,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.863,
"s": 67.805,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87362,
"c": 0.15828,
"h": 110.1
},
"luminance": 0.68083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCDE53
secondary
#39389D
accent
#3DEB40
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160C
muted
#85847F