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#DCD932 Color

#DCD932 is rgb(220, 217, 50) in RGB, hsl(59, 71%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 77%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCD932
HEX#DCD932
RGBrgb(220, 217, 50)
HSLhsl(59, 71%, 53%)
HSVhsv(59, 77%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 77%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.173 108.5)
LABlab(84.92% -12.02 75.00)
LCHlch(84.92% 75.96 99.10)

What #DCD932 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 #DCD932, 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.

#DCD932 Channel Values

How #DCD932 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 217 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 59° · S 71% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 59° · S 77% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 77% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCD932 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCD932 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCD932

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCD932; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DCD932

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 #DCD932.

How #DCD932 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#DCD932
Protanopia#DADA32
Protanomaly#DBD932
Deuteranopia#DADA31
Deuteranomaly#DBDA32
Tritanopia#E7CDCD
Tritanomaly#E3D2A6
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCD932 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcd932: #DCD932;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCD932;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcd932': '#DCD932' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.851, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_dcd932">#DCD932</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCD932"

More Yellow Colors

#DCD932 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCD932 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCD932?

#DCD932 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(220, 217, 50) in RGB and hsl(59, 71%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.86.

What is the RGB value of #DCD932?

#DCD932 is rgb(220, 217, 50) — red 220, green 217, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCD932?

#DCD932 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 77%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCD932 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCD932 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCD932 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCD932 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 19.05, which is visibly different.

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