#dcd59d

Color #dcd59d

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd59d

RGB

rgb(220, 213, 157)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 47.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 28.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 28.6%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(84.61, -6.18, 28.62)

LCH

lch(84.61, 29.28, 102.18)

OKLCH

oklch(86.5%, 0.0734, 101.78)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 61.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da4dc

Analogous

#dcb59d

#dcd59d

#c3dc9d

Triadic

#dcd59d

#9ddcd5

#d59ddc

Split-complementary

#dcd59d

#9dc3dc

#b59ddc

Tetradic

#dcd59d

#a4dc9d

#9da4dc

#d59ddc

Square

#dcd59d

#9ddcb5

#9da4dc

#dc9dc3

Shades

Color #dcd59d mixed toward black.

#cbc16f

#b9ac42

#8b8132

#5d5621

#2e2b11

Tints

Color #dcd59d mixed toward white.

#e2dcad

#e8e3be

#edeace

#f3f1de

#f9f8ef

Tones

Color #dcd59d mixed toward gray.

#d7d1a2

#d1cda7

#ccc9ad

#c7c5b2

#c2c1b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d9ad · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#d9dab0 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#dcb8ba · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd59d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd59d]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#dcd59d (#dcd59d) is rgb(220, 213, 157) in RGB.

No, #dcd59d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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