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Recognised as Colour

#DCE88C

  • #DCE88C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCE88C is a yellow with RGB values 220, 232, 140 and HSL 68°, 67%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCE88C#DCE88C
HEX#DCE88C
RGBrgb(220, 232, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9098, 0.549
RGB percentages86.3%, 91%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(67.8, 66.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 39.7%, 91%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 39.7%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,477,452
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE88C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.96:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#231773

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4E085no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E190no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E6DED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 25.8Moccasin · ΔE 26.5Navajo white · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#988CE8
Analogous#E8C68C, #AEE88C
Triadic#8CDCE8, #E88CDC
Split complementary#8CAEE8, #C68CE8
Tetradic#8CE8C6, #988CE8, #E88CAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F9E1
Lighter +10%#E9F1B7
Darker −10%#CFE062
Darker −20%#C2D737
Darker −30%#A3B725
Darker −40%#7D8C1C
More saturated +25%#E9F97B
Less saturated −25%#CFD79D

Channel breakdown

R220
G232
B140
Red220 (86.3%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue67.83°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E8 · B 8C

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