What color is #DCDD65?

#DCDD65 is a light, moderate yellow known as Succulent Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Succulent Lime?

The RGB value is 220, 221, 101: 220 red, 221 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Succulent Lime?

The complementary color is #6665DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDD65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Succulent Lime color: hex code #DCDD65

#DCDD65 rgb(220, 221, 101)

Shades of yellow

Succulent Lime has the hex code #DCDD65. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.7% green and 39.6% blue (220, 221, 101).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 64% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

Succulent Lime (#DCDD65) color codes

HEX	`#DCDD65`
RGB	`rgb(220, 221, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 86.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 64%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 54%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 54%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.94, -15.98, 57.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.94, 59.92, 105.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.722, 67.87, 22.369)`
Decimal	`14474597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Succulent Lime, 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 #DCDD65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDD65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #DCDD65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdd65; }
.text { color: #dcdd65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdd65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 221 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdd65, #a0dd65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #DCDD65 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DCDD65?: #DCDD65 is a light, moderate yellow known as Succulent Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Succulent Lime?: The RGB value is 220, 221, 101: 220 red, 221 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Succulent Lime?: The complementary color is #6665DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDD65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.