#dcd09d

Color #dcd09d

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 8.41 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd09d

RGB

rgb(220, 208, 157)

HSL

hsl(48.6, 47.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.6, 28.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 28.6%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(83.32, -3.61, 26.88)

LCH

lch(83.32, 27.12, 97.65)

OKLCH

oklch(85.5%, 0.0681, 96.41)

HWB

hwb(48.6, 61.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da9dc

Analogous

#dcb09d

#dcd09d

#c8dc9d

Triadic

#dcd09d

#9ddcd0

#d09ddc

Split-complementary

#dcd09d

#9dc8dc

#b09ddc

Tetradic

#dcd09d

#a9dc9d

#9da9dc

#d09ddc

Square

#dcd09d

#9ddcb0

#9da9dc

#dc9dc8

Shades

Color #dcd09d mixed toward black.

#cbba6f

#b9a342

#8b7a32

#5d5121

#2e2911

Tints

Color #dcd09d mixed toward white.

#e2d8ad

#e8e0be

#ede8ce

#f3efde

#f9f7ef

Tones

Color #dcd09d mixed toward gray.

#d7cda2

#d1c9a7

#ccc6ad

#c7c3b2

#c2c0b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d7ab · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#d8d8ae · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#dbb5b8 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd09d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd09d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#dcd09d (#dcd09d) is rgb(220, 208, 157) in RGB.

No, #dcd09d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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