What color is #DCC54F?

#DCC54F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC54F?

The RGB value is 220, 197, 79: 220 red, 197 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC54F?

The complementary color is #4F66DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC54F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC54F color

#DCC54F rgb(220, 197, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCC54F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.3% green and 31% blue (220, 197, 79).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 67% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 64% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Golden Kingdom (#E0C84B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#DCC54F color codes

HEX	`#DCC54F`
RGB	`rgb(220, 197, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 67%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 64%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 64%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.45, -5.41, 60.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.45, 60.45, 95.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.895, 55.715, 15.469)`
Decimal	`14468431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC54F, 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 #DCC54F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC54F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #DCC54F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc54f; }
.text { color: #dcc54f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc54f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 197 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc54f, #addc4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #DCC54F?: #DCC54F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC54F?: The RGB value is 220, 197, 79: 220 red, 197 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC54F?: The complementary color is #4F66DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC54F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.