#DCE166#DCE166
#DCE166 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.146 H 111.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCE166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 225, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 67%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 55%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 54.7%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.01, -17.87, 58.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.01, 61.19, 106.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.18% -0.0527 0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.18% 0.146 111.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8401, 70.0267, 22.9847) |
| Luminance | 0.7003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.52
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.61
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.67
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.87
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.91
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCE166 #6B66E1
analogous
#E1A966 #DCE166 #9FE166
triadic
#DCE166 #66DCE1 #E166DC
tetradic
#DCE166 #66E1A9 #6B66E1 #E1669F
square
#DCE166 #66E1A9 #6B66E1 #E1669F
split-complementary
#DCE166 #669FE1 #A966E1
monochromatic
#A5AB22 #D0D733 #DCE166 #E8EB99 #F3F5CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#DCE166 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.01
#DCE166 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCE166
15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCE166 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCE166 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.01 | 15.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D859
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DC6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9D5C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dce166; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 225, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.146 111.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9ea95',
500: '#dce166',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dce166; $custom-light: #e9ea95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dce166",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 225,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.439,
"s": 67.213,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88183,
"c": 0.14599,
"h": 111.2
},
"luminance": 0.70025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCE166
secondary
#433EAD
accent
#16CF1E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#16160E
muted
#85847F