What color is #DCBE60?

#DCBE60 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Vein. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBE60?

The RGB value is 220, 190, 96: 220 red, 190 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBE60?

The complementary color is #607EDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBE60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBE60 color

#DCBE60 rgb(220, 190, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCBE60 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.5% green and 37.6% blue (220, 190, 96).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 64% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 56% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Gold Vein (#D6B956), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#DCBE60 color codes

HEX	`#DCBE60`
RGB	`rgb(220, 190, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 74.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 64%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 56%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 56%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.81, -0.61, 50.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.81, 50.7, 90.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.042, 52.89, 18.637)`
Decimal	`14466656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBE60, 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 #DCBE60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBE60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #DCBE60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbe60; }
.text { color: #dcbe60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbe60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 190 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbe60, #bcdc60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #DCBE60?: #DCBE60 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Vein. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBE60?: The RGB value is 220, 190, 96: 220 red, 190 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBE60?: The complementary color is #607EDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBE60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.