#DCE97D#DCE97D
#DCE97D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.133 H 114.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCE97D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 233, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 71%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 46%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 46.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.38, -19.77, 50.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.38, 54.43, 111.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.16% -0.0559 0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.16% 0.133 114.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.3566, 74.9749, 30.5848) |
| Luminance | 0.7497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.02
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.86
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.87
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.02
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 6.22
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCE97D #8A7DE9
analogous
#E9C07D #DCE97D #A6E97D
triadic
#DCE97D #7DDCE9 #E97DDC
tetradic
#DCE97D #7DE9C0 #8A7DE9 #E97DA6
square
#DCE97D #7DE9C0 #8A7DE9 #E97DA6
split-complementary
#DCE97D #7DA6E9 #C07DE9
monochromatic
#B5CA22 #CEE049 #DCE97D #EAF2B1 #F8FBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#DCE97D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#DCE97D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCE97D
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCE97D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCE97D | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E074
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E283
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7DED0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dce97d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 233, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.133 114.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8f0a5',
500: '#dce97d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dce97d; $custom-light: #e8f0a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dce97d",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 233,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.222,
"s": 71.053,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90157,
"c": 0.13347,
"h": 114.8
},
"luminance": 0.74974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCE97D
secondary
#5748C2
accent
#12D32A
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FDFEF6
border
#D5D6D0
text
#16160F
muted
#848580