#dcd55e

Color #dcd55e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 15.36 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd55e

RGB

rgb(220, 213, 94)

HSL

hsl(56.7, 64.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.7, 57.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 57.3%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(83.76, -12.53, 58.41)

LCH

lch(83.76, 59.74, 102.11)

OKLCH

oklch(85.6%, 0.1404, 105.88)

HWB

hwb(56.7, 36.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e65dc

Analogous

#dc965e

#dcd55e

#a4dc5e

Triadic

#dcd55e

#5edcd5

#d55edc

Split-complementary

#dcd55e

#5ea4dc

#965edc

Tetradic

#dcd55e

#65dc5e

#5e65dc

#d55edc

Square

#dcd55e

#5edc96

#5e65dc

#dc5ea4

Shades

Color #dcd55e mixed toward black.

#d3ca33

#aca525

#817b1c

#565213

#2b2909

Tints

Color #dcd55e mixed toward white.

#e2dc79

#e8e394

#eeeaaf

#f3f1c9

#f9f8e4

Tones

Color #dcd55e mixed toward gray.

#d2cc69

#c7c273

#bdb97e

#b2b088

#a8a693

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d988 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#d9da90 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#dca0a5 · ΔE 40.5

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd55e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd55e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#dcd55e (#dcd55e) is rgb(220, 213, 94) in RGB.

No, #dcd55e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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