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#DCD060 Color

#DCD060 is rgb(220, 208, 96) in RGB, hsl(54, 64%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 56%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCD060
HEX#DCD060
RGBrgb(220, 208, 96)
HSLhsl(54, 64%, 62%)
HSVhsv(54, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 56%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.134 103.2)
LABlab(82.83% -5.95 55.93)
LCHlch(82.83% 56.24 96.08)

What #DCD060 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DCD060, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DCD060 Channel Values

How #DCD060 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 208 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 64% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 56% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCD060 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCD060 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCD060

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCD060; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCD060

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCD060.

How #DCD060 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DCD060
Protanopia#D2D260
Protanomaly#D6D160
Deuteranopia#D4D45F
Deuteranomaly#D7D25F
Tritanopia#E5C6C6
Tritanomaly#E1CAA7
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCD060 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dcd060: #DCD060;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCD060;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcd060': '#DCD060' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.816, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_dcd060">#DCD060</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCD060"

More Yellow Colors

#DCD060 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCD060 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCD060?

#DCD060 is a light yellow — rgb(220, 208, 96) in RGB and hsl(54, 64%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #DCD060?

#DCD060 is rgb(220, 208, 96) — red 220, green 208, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCD060?

#DCD060 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 56%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCD060 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCD060 scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCD060 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCD060 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.44, which is visibly different.

Open #DCD060 in a Tool

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