What color is #DCC762?

#DCC762 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC762?

The RGB value is 220, 199, 98: 220 red, 199 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC762?

The complementary color is #6277DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC762?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC762 color

#DCC762 rgb(220, 199, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCC762 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 78% green and 38.4% blue (220, 199, 98).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 64% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 55% 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 12.39:1).

#DCC762 color codes

HEX	`#DCC762`
RGB	`rgb(220, 199, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 78%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 64%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 55%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.15, -5.12, 52.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.15, 52.72, 95.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.145, 56.947, 19.798)`
Decimal	`14468962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC762, 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 #DCC762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #DCC762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc762; }
.text { color: #dcc762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 199 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc762, #b4dc62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #DCC762?: #DCC762 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC762?: The RGB value is 220, 199, 98: 220 red, 199 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC762?: The complementary color is #6277DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC762?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.