Information about #DCE52E color

#DCE52E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCE52E falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 229, 46) — 86.3% red, 89.8% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 72 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #DCE52E carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Pear (#D1E231). Slightly further away sit Sickly Yellow (#D0E429) and Starship (#E3DD39).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 229, 46) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 15.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DCE52E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DCE52E color variations

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

#DCE52E 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 #DCE52E

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

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Starship color link
Starship

#E3DD39

Golden Fizz color link
Golden Fizz

#EBDE31

joste color link
joste

#E0F73A

Margarine color link
Margarine

#F2D930

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCE52E
  • RGB220, 229, 46
  • CMYK4, 0, 72, 10
  • CSSrgb(220, 229, 46)
  • HSL63°, 78%, 54%
  • HSL Precise62.951°, 77.872%, 53.922%
  • HSV63°, 80%, 90%
  • HSB63°, 80%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.898, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.898, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.898, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDCE52E
  • DECIMAL ID14476590
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01