What color is #DCC61F?

#DCC61F is a moderate yellow known as Paella. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paella?

The RGB value is 220, 198, 31: 220 red, 198 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paella?

The complementary color is #1F35DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC61F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paella color: hex code #DCC61F

#DCC61F rgb(220, 198, 31)

Shades of yellow

Paella has the hex code #DCC61F. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.6% green and 12.2% blue (220, 198, 31).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 75% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 86% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

Paella (#DCC61F) color codes

HEX	`#DCC61F`
RGB	`rgb(220, 198, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 75%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 86%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 86%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.45, -7.89, 76.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.45, 76.52, 95.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.959, 55.705, 9.417)`
Decimal	`14468639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paella, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DCC61F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC61F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DCC61F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc61f; }
.text { color: #dcc61f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc61f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 198 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc61f, #94dc1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #DCC61F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DCC61F?: #DCC61F is a moderate yellow known as Paella. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paella?: The RGB value is 220, 198, 31: 220 red, 198 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paella?: The complementary color is #1F35DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC61F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.