What color is #DCCB79?

#DCCB79 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCB79?

The RGB value is 220, 203, 121: 220 red, 203 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCB79?

The complementary color is #798ADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCB79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCB79 color

#DCCB79 rgb(220, 203, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCCB79 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 79.6% green and 47.5% blue (220, 203, 121).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 59% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Hay Day (#DACD81), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#DCCB79 color codes

HEX	`#DCCB79`
RGB	`rgb(220, 203, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 79.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 59%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 45%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.46, -5.15, 42.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.46, 43.21, 96.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.324, 59.31, 26.672)`
Decimal	`14470009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCB79, 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 #DCCB79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCB79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #DCCB79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccb79; }
.text { color: #dccb79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccb79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 203 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccb79, #bcdc79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DCCB79?: #DCCB79 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCB79?: The RGB value is 220, 203, 121: 220 red, 203 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCB79?: The complementary color is #798ADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCB79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.