#dcd98e

Color #dcd98e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 9 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd98e

RGB

rgb(220, 217, 142)

HSL

hsl(57.7, 52.7%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.7, 35.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 35.5%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(85.4, -10.04, 37.36)

LCH

lch(85.4, 38.69, 105.04)

OKLCH

oklch(87.1%, 0.0958, 106.24)

HWB

hwb(57.7, 55.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e91dc

Analogous

#dcb28e

#dcd98e

#b8dc8e

Triadic

#dcd98e

#8edcd9

#d98edc

Split-complementary

#dcd98e

#8eb8dc

#b28edc

Tetradic

#dcd98e

#91dc8e

#8e91dc

#d98edc

Square

#dcd98e

#8edcb2

#8e91dc

#dc8eb8

Shades

Color #dcd98e mixed toward black.

#ceca60

#b8b339

#8a872b

#5c5a1d

#2e2d0e

Tints

Color #dcd98e mixed toward white.

#e2dfa1

#e8e6b4

#eeecc7

#f3f2d9

#f9f9ec

Tones

Color #dcd98e mixed toward gray.

#d6d395

#cfcd9b

#c9c7a2

#c2c1a8

#bcbbaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdba4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#dbdba9 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#dcb4b7 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd98e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd98e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Frequently asked questions

#dcd98e (#dcd98e) is rgb(220, 217, 142) in RGB.

No, #dcd98e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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