What color is #DCC263?

#DCC263 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC263?

The RGB value is 220, 194, 99: 220 red, 194 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC263?

The complementary color is #637DDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC263 color

#DCC263 rgb(220, 194, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCC263 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 76.1% green and 38.8% blue (220, 194, 99).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 63% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 55% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Crusade King (#DBC364), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#DCC263 color codes

HEX	`#DCC263`
RGB	`rgb(220, 194, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 76.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 63%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 55%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 55%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.87, -2.46, 50.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.87, 50.57, 92.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.061, 54.702, 19.671)`
Decimal	`14467683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC263, 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 #DCC263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #DCC263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc263; }
.text { color: #dcc263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 194 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc263, #badc63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #DCC263?: #DCC263 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC263?: The RGB value is 220, 194, 99: 220 red, 194 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC263?: The complementary color is #637DDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.