ColorTool
Log in
#DCCE7E

#dcce7e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dcce7e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 80.78% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 42.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 51.06°, with 57.32% saturation and 67.84% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc66
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.6086

Complementary

  1. #dcce7e
  2. #7e8cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcce7e
  2. #7ebbdc
  3. #9f7edc

Analogous

  1. #dc9f7e
  2. #dcce7e
  3. #bbdc7e

Triadic

  1. #dcce7e
  2. #7edcce
  3. #ce7edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcce7e
  2. #8cdc7e
  3. #7e8cdc
  4. #ce7edc

Square

  1. #dcce7e
  2. #7edc9f
  3. #7e8cdc
  4. #dc7ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #988729
  2. #ccb742
  3. #dcce7e
  4. #ece5ba
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dcce7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcce7e
  2. #c6b971
  3. #b0a565
  4. #9a9058
  5. #847c4c
  6. #6e673f
  7. #585232
  8. #423e26
  9. #2c2919
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcce7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcce7e
  2. #e0d38b
  3. #e3d898
  4. #e7dda5
  5. #eae2b2
  6. #eee7bf
  7. #f1ebcb
  8. #f5f0d8
  9. #f8f5e5
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcce7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcce7e
  2. #d3c67e
  3. #cabe7e
  4. #c0b77f
  5. #b7af7f
  6. #aea77f
  7. #a59f7f
  8. #9c977f
  9. #929080
  10. #898880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cdb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcca78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cf81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9c4ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccb7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcf80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c8a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dcce7e {
  color: #dcce7e;
}
Background
.bg-dcce7e {
  background-color: #dcce7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcce7e {
  border: 2px solid #dcce7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcce7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 206 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 57% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcce7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcce7e, #bbdc7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcce7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 206 126 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.82 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.07 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.55 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.57 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.68 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.67 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.08 #233181 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Flax
#dcce7e  rgb(220, 206, 126)  hsl(51, 57%, 68%)  Flax
#7e8cdc  rgb(126, 140, 220)  hsl(231, 57%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#7edcce  rgb(126, 220, 206)  hsl(171, 57%, 68%)  Turquoise
#ce7edc  rgb(206, 126, 220)  hsl(291, 57%, 68%)  Orchid