#DCE992#DCE992
#DCE992 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.111 H 115.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCE992 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 233, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 66%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 37%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 37.3%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.66, -17.54, 40.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.66, 44.46, 113.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.47% -0.048 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.47% 0.111 115.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.8427, 75.5694, 38.4117) |
| Luminance | 0.7557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.42
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.52
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.03
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 6.18
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 6.46
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCE992 #9F92E9
analogous
#E9CB92 #DCE992 #B1E992
triadic
#DCE992 #92DCE9 #E992DC
tetradic
#DCE992 #92E9CB #9F92E9 #E992B1
square
#DCE992 #92E9CB #9F92E9 #E992B1
split-complementary
#DCE992 #92B1E9 #CB92E9
monochromatic
#BBD42C #CCDF5F #DCE992 #ECF3C5 #F7FAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#DCE992 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.11
#DCE992 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCE992
16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCE992 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCE992 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.11 | 16.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E18C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3E296
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5E0D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dce992; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 233, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.111 115.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8f0b3',
500: '#dce992',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dce992; $custom-light: #e8f0b3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dce992",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 233,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.966,
"s": 66.412,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90469,
"c": 0.11109,
"h": 115.6
},
"luminance": 0.75569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCE992
secondary
#6B5CC3
accent
#17CE33
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF8
border
#D5D6D1
text
#161611
muted
#848581