What color is #DACC17?

#DACC17 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Paella. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACC17?

The RGB value is 218, 204, 23: 218 red, 204 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACC17?

The complementary color is #1725DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACC17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACC17 color

#DACC17 rgb(218, 204, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DACC17 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80% green and 9% blue (218, 204, 23).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 89% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Paella (#DCC61F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#DACC17 color codes

HEX	`#DACC17`
RGB	`rgb(218, 204, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 89%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 89%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, -11.94, 78.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 79.55, 98.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.663, 58.155, 9.367)`
Decimal	`14339095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACC17, 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 #DACC17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACC17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #DACC17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacc17; }
.text { color: #dacc17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacc17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 204 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacc17, #86da17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #DACC17?: #DACC17 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Paella. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACC17?: The RGB value is 218, 204, 23: 218 red, 204 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACC17?: The complementary color is #1725DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACC17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.