#DCDC84 Color

#DCDC84 is rgb(220, 220, 132) in RGB, hsl(60, 56%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCDC84

HEX#DCDC84

RGBrgb(220, 220, 132)

HSLhsl(60, 56%, 69%)

HSVhsv(60, 40%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.111 108.5)

LABlab(86.32% -9.31 43.13)

LCHlch(86.32% 44.12 102.18)

What #DCDC84 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 #DCDC84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 5.82 Khaki#F0E68CΔE 6 Flax#EEDC82ΔE 7.81 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 8.13 Buff#F0DC82ΔE 8.66 Straw#E4D96FΔE 10.28

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

#DCDC84 Channel Values

How #DCDC84 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 220 · G 220 · B 132	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 56% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 40% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.44:1 vs white · 14.61:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCDC84 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DCDC84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCDC84; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCDC84

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

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How #DCDC84 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#DCDC84

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Protanomaly#DCDC84

Deuteranopia#DCDC84

Deuteranomaly#DCDC84

Tritanopia#E4D3D3

Tritanomaly#E1D7B9

Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

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Using #DCDC84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcdc84: #DCDC84;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCDC84;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcdc84': '#DCDC84' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.863, blue: 0.518)

Android XML<color name="color_dcdc84">#DCDC84</color>

SVG fillfill="#DCDC84"

More Yellow Colors

#DCDC84 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

dde26a dcd04c e09600 dbdb00 e0ae2e dbba00 e0bc5b daa520 e0e000 da9100 e1ad01 d9d978 eae9d1 f2b926 f7f4d4 fcc200 ffb900 ffeb00 fffd74 ffffd1 43401e 737321 9e931f c8981e

#DCDC84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCDC84?

#DCDC84 is a light yellow — rgb(220, 220, 132) in RGB and hsl(60, 56%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #DCDC84?

#DCDC84 is rgb(220, 220, 132) — red 220, green 220, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCDC84?

#DCDC84 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCDC84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCDC84 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCDC84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCDC84 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 6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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