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#DCD07A Color

#DCD07A is rgb(220, 208, 122) in RGB, hsl(53, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 45%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flax (#EEDC82), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCD07A
HEX#DCD07A
RGBrgb(220, 208, 122)
HSLhsl(53, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(53, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 45%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.108 101.4)
LABlab(83.08% -4.33 44.05)
LCHlch(83.08% 44.27 95.61)

What #DCD07A 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 #DCD07A, 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.

#DCD07A Channel Values

How #DCD07A 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 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 45% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCD07A 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCD07A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCD07A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCD07A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DCD07A

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 #DCD07A.

How #DCD07A 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#DCD07A
Protanopia#D2D27A
Protanomaly#D6D17A
Deuteranopia#D4D479
Deuteranomaly#D7D27A
Tritanopia#E3C8C8
Tritanomaly#E0CBAE
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCD07A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcd07a: #DCD07A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCD07A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcd07a': '#DCD07A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.816, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_dcd07a">#DCD07A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCD07A"

More Yellow Colors

#DCD07A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCD07A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCD07A?

#DCD07A is a light yellow — rgb(220, 208, 122) in RGB and hsl(53, 58%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flax (#EEDC82), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #DCD07A?

#DCD07A is rgb(220, 208, 122) — red 220, green 208, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCD07A?

#DCD07A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 45%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCD07A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCD07A scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCD07A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCD07A 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 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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