Information about #DCDC60 color

#DCDC60 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCDC60 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 220, 96) — 86.3% red, 86.3% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 49 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DCDC60 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bored Accent Green (#DDE26A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chinese Green (#D0DB61) and inessele (#D5E054).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(220, 220, 96)), which gives #DCDC60 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCDC60: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DCDC60 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DCDC60 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCDC60 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DCDC60

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

inessele color link
inessele

#D5E054

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

RCAP Yellow color link
RCAP Yellow

#D6E868

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCDC60
  • RGB220, 220, 96
  • CMYK0, 0, 49, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 220, 96)
  • HSL60°, 64%, 62%
  • HSL Precise60°, 63.918%, 61.961%
  • HSV60°, 56%, 86%
  • HSB60°, 56%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.863, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.863, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.863, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCDC60
  • DECIMAL ID14474336
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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