Information about #DCE315 color

#DCE315 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCE315 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 227, 21) — 86.3% red, 89% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 81 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DCE315 presents itself as a energetic, saturated yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Piss Yellow (#DDD618). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D) and Peridot (#E6E200).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 227, 21) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 15.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. No one has named #DCE315 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DCE315 color variations

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

#DCE315 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 #DCE315

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

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Peridot color link
Peridot

#E6E200

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Xanthic color link
Xanthic

#EEED09

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Ripe Lemon color link
Ripe Lemon

#F4D81C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCE315
  • RGB220, 227, 21
  • CMYK3, 0, 81, 11
  • CSSrgb(220, 227, 21)
  • HSL62°, 83%, 49%
  • HSL Precise62.039°, 83.065%, 48.627%
  • HSV62°, 91%, 89%
  • HSB62°, 91%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.890, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.890, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.890, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDCE315
  • DECIMAL ID14476053
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01