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#DCD993 closest to Celery Sceptre

#DCD993 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Celery Sceptre. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.1% green and 57.6% blue (rgb(220, 217, 147)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 51% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 14% black. #DCD993 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.39:1.

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Variations of #DCD993

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCD993 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCD993 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD993 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6D796
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4D48E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3D590
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6D796
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3D894
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6D0C7
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFD5AD
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7D6C8

#DCD993 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#DCD993 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.39:1 Super#DCD993 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD993 in CSS

/* Celery Sceptre */
.color { color: #DCD993; }
.background { background-color: #DCD993; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD993; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 217 147);
color: hsl(58 51% 72%);
color: oklch(0.871 0.090 106.0);

#DCD993 FAQ

What color is #DCD993?

#DCD993 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD993?

#DCD993 is rgb(220, 217, 147) in RGB, hsl(58, 51%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD993?

The complementary color of #DCD993 is #9396DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD993?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD993: 14.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD993 a warm or cool color?

#DCD993 is a warm color.