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#DCE067 Color

#DCE067 is rgb(220, 224, 103) in RGB, hsl(62, 66%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 54%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCE067
HEX#DCE067
RGBrgb(220, 224, 103)
HSLhsl(62, 66%, 64%)
HSVhsv(62, 54%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 54%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.144 110.8)
LABlab(87.09% -13.12 57.52)
LCHlch(87.09% 59.00 102.85)

What #DCE067 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 #DCE067, 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.

#DCE067 Channel Values

How #DCE067 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 224 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 66% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 54% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCE067 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCE067 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCE067

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCE067; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DCE067

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 #DCE067.

How #DCE067 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#DCE067
Protanopia#DFDF67
Protanomaly#DEE067
Deuteranopia#DFDF67
Deuteranomaly#DEDF67
Tritanopia#E6D5D5
Tritanomaly#E2DAB4
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCE067 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dce067: #DCE067;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCE067;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dce067': '#DCE067' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.878, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_dce067">#DCE067</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCE067"

More Yellow Colors

#DCE067 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCE067 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCE067?

#DCE067 is a light yellow — rgb(220, 224, 103) in RGB and hsl(62, 66%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.94.

What is the RGB value of #DCE067?

#DCE067 is rgb(220, 224, 103) — red 220, green 224, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCE067?

#DCE067 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 54%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCE067 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCE067 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCE067 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCE067 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 15.03, which is visibly different.

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