All About Color #DCC42E

#DCC42E

About #DCC42E

#DCC42E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #DCC42E. In RGB it is red 220, green 196, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 71%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 11%, 79%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 1.75:1 on white and 11.98:1 on black.

#DCC42E Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, C4, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 10.91%, 79.09%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 196, 46
HSL52°, 71%, 52%
RGB Octal334, 304, 56
HSV (HSB)51.72°, 79.09%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 11000100, 101110
CIE-L*AB78.98, -6.45, 71.87
RGB Percent86.27%, 76.86%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH78.98, 72.16, 95.12
XYZ49.75, 54.89, 10.56
CIE-L*UV78.98, 22.69, 79.76
xyY0.43, 0.48, 54.89
Hunter-Lab74.09, -9.80, 43.41
RYB28.96%, 86.27%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DCC42E on a dark background: contrast 11.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DCC42E on a light background: contrast 1.75:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DCC42E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #DCC42E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#DCC42E · #E9DA7C · #948419 · #2E45DC · #7C8BE9

Analogous palette

#DC2E45 · #DC6D2E · #DCC42E · #9CDC2E · #45DC2E

Triadic palette

#DCC42E · #2EDCC4 · #C42EDC · #E9DA7C · #7CE9DA

Tetradic palette

#DCC42E · #2EDC6D · #2E45DC · #DC2E9C · #948419

Monochromatic palette

#605510 · #A18F1B · #DCC42E · #E7D76F · #F2E9B1

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