#dcdc2d

Color #dcdc2d

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 19.15 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcdc2d

RGB

rgb(220, 220, 45)

HSL

hsl(60, 71.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 79.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 79.5%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(85.3, -18.5, 77.69)

LCH

lch(85.3, 79.86, 103.39)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.1784, 109.62)

HWB

hwb(60, 17.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d2ddc

Analogous

#dc852d

#dcdc2d

#85dc2d

Triadic

#dcdc2d

#2ddcdc

#dc2ddc

Split-complementary

#dcdc2d

#2d85dc

#852ddc

Tetradic

#dcdc2d

#2ddc2d

#2d2ddc

#dc2ddc

Square

#dcdc2d

#2ddc85

#2d2ddc

#dc2d85

Shades

Color #dcdc2d mixed toward black.

#bdbd20

#989819

#727213

#4c4c0d

#262606

Tints

Color #dcdc2d mixed toward white.

#e2e250

#e8e873

#eded96

#f3f3b9

#f9f9dc

Tones

Color #dcdc2d mixed toward gray.

#cdcd3c

#bfbf4a

#b0b059

#a2a267

#939376

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdc7a · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#dcdc85 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#dc9aa0 · ΔE 47

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 28.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcdc2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcdc2d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#dcdc2d (#dcdc2d) is rgb(220, 220, 45) in RGB.

No, #dcdc2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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