#dcd79e

Color #dcd79e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd79e

RGB

rgb(220, 215, 158)

HSL

hsl(55.2, 47%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.2, 28.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 28.2%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(85.14, -7.07, 28.82)

LCH

lch(85.14, 29.67, 103.78)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.0745, 103.59)

HWB

hwb(55.2, 62%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea3dc

Analogous

#dcb89e

#dcd79e

#c2dc9e

Triadic

#dcd79e

#9edcd7

#d79edc

Split-complementary

#dcd79e

#9ec2dc

#b89edc

Tetradic

#dcd79e

#a3dc9e

#9ea3dc

#d79edc

Square

#dcd79e

#9edcb8

#9ea3dc

#dc9ec2

Shades

Color #dcd79e mixed toward black.

#cbc470

#b9b043

#8b8432

#5d5821

#2e2c11

Tints

Color #dcd79e mixed toward white.

#e2deae

#e8e4be

#edebce

#f3f2df

#f9f8ef

Tones

Color #dcd79e mixed toward gray.

#d7d3a3

#d2cea8

#cccaad

#c7c6b3

#c2c1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadaae · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#dadbb2 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#dcbabc · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd79e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd79e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#dcd79e (#dcd79e) is rgb(220, 215, 158) in RGB.

No, #dcd79e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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