#dcec3a

Color #dcec3a

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow #ffff00 · ΔE 18.66 Nearest Tailwind class lime-300 #bbf451 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcec3a

RGB

rgb(220, 236, 58)

HSL

hsl(65.4, 82.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.4, 75.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 0%, 75.4%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(89.63, -25.74, 77.92)

LCH

lch(89.63, 82.06, 108.28)

OKLCH

oklch(90.2%, 0.1881, 114.79)

HWB

hwb(65.4, 22.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a3aec

Analogous

#eca33a

#dcec3a

#83ec3a

Triadic

#dcec3a

#3adcec

#ec3adc

Split-complementary

#dcec3a

#3a83ec

#a33aec

Tetradic

#dcec3a

#3aec4a

#4a3aec

#ec3adc

Square

#dcec3a

#3aeca3

#4a3aec

#ec3a83

Shades

Color #dcec3a mixed toward black.

#cddf16

#a4b311

#7b860d

#525909

#292d04

Tints

Color #dcec3a mixed toward white.

#e2ef5b

#e8f27c

#edf59c

#f3f9bd

#f9fcde

Tones

Color #dcec3a mixed toward gray.

#d0dd49

#c4ce57

#b7bf66

#abb175

#9fa284

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e385 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#e2e191 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#dda7ae · ΔE 47.5

Achromatopsia

#e1e1e1 · ΔE 28.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcec3a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcec3a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#dcec3a (#dcec3a) is rgb(220, 236, 58) in RGB.

No, #dcec3a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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