What color is #DDCA69?

#DDCA69 is a light, moderate yellow known as Pirate Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pirate Treasure?

The RGB value is 221, 202, 105: 221 red, 202 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pirate Treasure?

The complementary color is #697CDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDCA69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pirate Treasure color: hex code #DDCA69

#DDCA69 rgb(221, 202, 105)

Shades of yellow

Pirate Treasure has the hex code #DDCA69. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 79.2% green and 41.2% blue (221, 202, 105).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 63% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69) color codes

HEX	`#DDCA69`
RGB	`rgb(221, 202, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 79.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 63%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, -5.68, 50.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 50.6, 96.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.491, 58.635, 21.862)`
Decimal	`14535273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pirate Treasure, 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 #DDCA69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCA69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #DDCA69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddca69; }
.text { color: #ddca69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddca69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 202 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddca69, #b6dd69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #DDCA69 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDCA69?: #DDCA69 is a light, moderate yellow known as Pirate Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pirate Treasure?: The RGB value is 221, 202, 105: 221 red, 202 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pirate Treasure?: The complementary color is #697CDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCA69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.