What color is #DCD47D?

#DCD47D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD47D?

The RGB value is 220, 212, 125: 220 red, 212 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD47D?

The complementary color is #7D85DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD47D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD47D color

#DCD47D rgb(220, 212, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCD47D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.1% green and 49% blue (220, 212, 125).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 58% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 43% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#DCD47D color codes

HEX	`#DCD47D`
RGB	`rgb(220, 212, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 58%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 43%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 43%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.85, -9.35, 43.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.85, 44.88, 102.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.762, 63.785, 28.72)`
Decimal	`14472317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD47D, 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 #DCD47D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD47D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #DCD47D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd47d; }
.text { color: #dcd47d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd47d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 212 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd47d, #b5dc7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DCD47D?: #DCD47D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD47D?: The RGB value is 220, 212, 125: 220 red, 212 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD47D?: The complementary color is #7D85DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD47D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.