What color is #DCD272?

#DCD272 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Force of Nature. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD272?

The RGB value is 220, 210, 114: 220 red, 210 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD272?

The complementary color is #727CDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD272 color

#DCD272 rgb(220, 210, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCD272 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.4% green and 44.7% blue (220, 210, 114).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 60% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 48% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Force of Nature (#D5CE69), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#DCD272 color codes

HEX	`#DCD272`
RGB	`rgb(220, 210, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 60%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 48%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 48%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.19, -9.38, 48.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.19, 49.36, 100.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.601, 62.525, 25.056)`
Decimal	`14471794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD272, 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 #DCD272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #DCD272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd272; }
.text { color: #dcd272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 210 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd272, #b1dc72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DCD272?: #DCD272 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Force of Nature. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD272?: The RGB value is 220, 210, 114: 220 red, 210 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD272?: The complementary color is #727CDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.