All About Color #DCDC2E

#DCDC2E

About #DCDC2E

#DCDC2E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #DCDC2E. In RGB it is red 220, green 220, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 71%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 79%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 1.47:1 on white and 14.32:1 on black.

#DCDC2E Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, DC, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 79.09%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 220, 46
HSL60°, 71%, 52%
RGB Octal334, 334, 56
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 79.09%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 11011100, 101110
CIE-L*AB85.30, -18.47, 77.43
RGB Percent86.27%, 86.27%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH85.30, 79.60, 103.42
XYZ55.60, 66.60, 12.51
CIE-L*UV85.30, 6.45, 89.29
xyY0.41, 0.49, 66.60
Hunter-Lab81.61, -21.20, 48.04
RYB18.04%, 86.27%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DCDC2E on a dark background: contrast 14.32:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DCDC2E on a light background: contrast 1.47:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DCDC2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #DCDC2E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#DCDC2E · #E9E97C · #949419 · #2E2EDC · #7C7CE9

Analogous palette

#DC2E2E · #DC852E · #DCDC2E · #85DC2E · #2EDC2E

Triadic palette

#DCDC2E · #2EDCDC · #DC2EDC · #E9E97C · #7CE9E9

Tetradic palette

#DCDC2E · #2EDC85 · #2E2EDC · #DC2E85 · #949419

Monochromatic palette

#606010 · #A1A11B · #DCDC2E · #E7E76F · #F2F2B1

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