What color is #DCC524?

#DCC524 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Paella. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC524?

The RGB value is 220, 197, 36: 220 red, 197 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC524?

The complementary color is #243BDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC524?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC524 color

#DCC524 rgb(220, 197, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCC524 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.3% green and 14.1% blue (220, 197, 36).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 72% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 84% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Paella (#DCC61F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#DCC524 color codes

HEX	`#DCC524`
RGB	`rgb(220, 197, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 72%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 84%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 84%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, -7.25, 74.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 75.12, 95.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.802, 55.278, 9.715)`
Decimal	`14468388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC524, 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 #DCC524	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC524 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #DCC524 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc524; }
.text { color: #dcc524; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc524; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 197 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc524, #97dc24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #DCC524?: #DCC524 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Paella. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC524?: The RGB value is 220, 197, 36: 220 red, 197 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC524?: The complementary color is #243BDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC524?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.