#dcd09f

Color #dcd09f

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd09f

RGB

rgb(220, 208, 159)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 46.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 27.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 27.7%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(83.35, -3.35, 25.89)

LCH

lch(83.35, 26.11, 97.37)

OKLCH

oklch(85.5%, 0.0658, 95.94)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 62.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fabdc

Analogous

#dcb19f

#dcd09f

#c9dc9f

Triadic

#dcd09f

#9fdcd0

#d09fdc

Split-complementary

#dcd09f

#9fc9dc

#b19fdc

Tetradic

#dcd09f

#abdc9f

#9fabdc

#d09fdc

Square

#dcd09f

#9fdcb1

#9fabdc

#dc9fc9

Shades

Color #dcd09f mixed toward black.

#cbb971

#b9a243

#8b7a33

#5d5122

#2e2911

Tints

Color #dcd09f mixed toward white.

#e2d8af

#e8e0bf

#eee7cf

#f3efdf

#f9f7ef

Tones

Color #dcd09f mixed toward gray.

#d7cda4

#d2caa9

#cdc7ae

#c8c4b3

#c3c1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d7ad · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#d8d8b0 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#dbb6b8 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd09f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd09f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#dcd09f (#dcd09f) is rgb(220, 208, 159) in RGB.

No, #dcd09f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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