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#DCDC8A

#dcdc8a ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcdc8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 53.95% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6824

Complementary

  1. #dcdc8a
  2. #8a8adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdc8a
  2. #8ab3dc
  3. #b38adc

Analogous

  1. #dcb38a
  2. #dcdc8a
  3. #b3dc8a

Triadic

  1. #dcdc8a
  2. #8adcdc
  3. #dc8adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdc8a
  2. #8adc8a
  3. #8a8adc
  4. #dc8adc

Square

  1. #dcdc8a
  2. #8adcb3
  3. #8a8adc
  4. #dc8ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9e2f
  2. #caca4f
  3. #dcdc8a
  4. #eeeec5
  5. #fafaef

Shades

#dcdc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdc8a
  2. #c6c67c
  3. #b0b06e
  4. #9a9a61
  5. #848453
  6. #6e6e45
  7. #585837
  8. #424229
  9. #2c2c1c
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdc8a
  2. #e0e096
  3. #e3e3a1
  4. #e7e7ad
  5. #eaeab9
  6. #eeeec5
  7. #f1f1d0
  8. #f5f5dc
  9. #f8f8e8
  10. #fcfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdc8a
  2. #d3d389
  3. #caca88
  4. #c0c087
  5. #b7b786
  6. #aeae85
  7. #a5a584
  8. #9c9c83
  9. #929282
  10. #898981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d9bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d684 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead98e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7d2c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d886 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4da8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3d6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdc8a {
  color: #dcdc8a;
}
Background
.bg-dcdc8a {
  background-color: #dcdc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdc8a {
  border: 2px solid #dcdc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdc8a, #b3dc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.99 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.92 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.20 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.22 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.76 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.82 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.54 #232375 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Khaki
#dcdc8a  rgb(220, 220, 138)  hsl(60, 54%, 70%)  Khaki
#8a8adc  rgb(138, 138, 220)  hsl(240, 54%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#8adcdc  rgb(138, 220, 220)  hsl(180, 54%, 70%)  Pale Turquoise
#dc8adc  rgb(220, 138, 220)  hsl(300, 54%, 70%)  Violet