What color is #DCC454?

#DCC454 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC454?

The RGB value is 220, 196, 84: 220 red, 196 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC454?

The complementary color is #546CDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC454?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC454 color

#DCC454 rgb(220, 196, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCC454 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 76.9% green and 32.9% blue (220, 196, 84).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 66% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 62% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Duck Butter (#DDC75B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#DCC454 color codes

HEX	`#DCC454`
RGB	`rgb(220, 196, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 76.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 66%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 62%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 62%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.24, -4.58, 57.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.24, 57.99, 94.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.858, 55.338, 16.388)`
Decimal	`14468180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC454, 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 #DCC454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #DCC454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc454; }
.text { color: #dcc454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 196 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc454, #b0dc54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #DCC454?: #DCC454 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC454?: The RGB value is 220, 196, 84: 220 red, 196 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC454?: The complementary color is #546CDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC454?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.