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Recognised as Colour

#DCDC86

  • #DCDC86
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCDC86 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 220, 134 and HSL 60°, 55%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCDC86#DCDC86
HEX#DCDC86
RGBrgb(220, 220, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8627, 0.5255
RGB percentages86.3%, 86.3%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(60, 55.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 39.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 39.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,374
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDC86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#232379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9D57Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD98Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E7D2C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.4Dark khaki · ΔE 13.5Navajo white · ΔE 22.3Moccasin · ΔE 22.5Wheat · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8686DC
Analogous#DCB186, #B1DC86
Triadic#86DCDC, #DC86DC
Split complementary#86B1DC, #B186DC
Tetradic#86DCB1, #8686DC, #DC86B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFD
Lighter +20%#F3F3D5
Lighter +10%#E7E7AE
Darker −10%#D1D15E
Darker −20%#C3C339
Darker −30%#9C9C2D
Darker −40%#747422
More saturated +25%#F0F072
Less saturated −25%#C9C99A

Channel breakdown

R220
G220
B134
Red220 (86.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)55.13%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DC · G DC · B 86

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