#dcd78e

Color #dcd78e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd78e

RGB

rgb(220, 215, 142)

HSL

hsl(56.2, 52.7%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.2, 35.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 35.5%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(84.88, -9.03, 36.68)

LCH

lch(84.88, 37.78, 103.83)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.0935, 104.81)

HWB

hwb(56.2, 55.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e93dc

Analogous

#dcb08e

#dcd78e

#badc8e

Triadic

#dcd78e

#8edcd7

#d78edc

Split-complementary

#dcd78e

#8ebadc

#b08edc

Tetradic

#dcd78e

#93dc8e

#8e93dc

#d78edc

Square

#dcd78e

#8edcb0

#8e93dc

#dc8eba

Shades

Color #dcd78e mixed toward black.

#cec760

#b8b039

#8a842b

#5c581d

#2e2c0e

Tints

Color #dcd78e mixed toward white.

#e2dea1

#e8e4b4

#eeebc7

#f3f2d9

#f9f8ec

Tones

Color #dcd78e mixed toward gray.

#d6d195

#cfcc9b

#c9c6a2

#c2c0a8

#bcbbaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadaa4 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#dadba8 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#dcb2b5 · ΔE 31.5

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd78e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd78e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#dcd78e (#dcd78e) is rgb(220, 215, 142) in RGB.

No, #dcd78e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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