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#DCE53E Color

#DCE53E is rgb(220, 229, 62) in RGB, hsl(63, 76%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 73%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCE53E
HEX#DCE53E
RGBrgb(220, 229, 62)
HSLhsl(63, 76%, 57%)
HSVhsv(63, 73%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 73%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.179 112.6)
LABlab(88.15% -17.21 74.27)
LCHlch(88.15% 76.24 103.05)

What #DCE53E 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 #DCE53E, 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.

#DCE53E Channel Values

How #DCE53E 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 229 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 76% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 73% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCE53E 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCE53E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCE53E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCE53E; 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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Tints & Shades of #DCE53E

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 #DCE53E.

How #DCE53E 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#DCE53E
Protanopia#E3E33E
Protanomaly#E1E43E
Deuteranopia#E2E23F
Deuteranomaly#E0E33F
Tritanopia#E8D9D9
Tritanomaly#E3DEB0
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCE53E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dce53e: #DCE53E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCE53E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dce53e': '#DCE53E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.898, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_dce53e">#DCE53E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCE53E"

More Yellow Colors

#DCE53E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCE53E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCE53E?

#DCE53E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(220, 229, 62) in RGB and hsl(63, 76%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.29.

What is the RGB value of #DCE53E?

#DCE53E is rgb(220, 229, 62) — red 220, green 229, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCE53E?

#DCE53E converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 73%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCE53E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCE53E scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCE53E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCE53E 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 21.37, which is visibly different.

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