What color is #DCD749?

#DCD749 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD749?

The RGB value is 220, 215, 73: 220 red, 215 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD749?

The complementary color is #494EDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD749?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD749 color

#DCD749 rgb(220, 215, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCD749 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.3% green and 28.6% blue (220, 215, 73).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 68% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 67% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dragon’s Gold (#E7E04E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#DCD749 color codes

HEX	`#DCD749`
RGB	`rgb(220, 215, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 68%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 67%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 67%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.12, -14.85, 67.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.12, 69.11, 102.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.02, 64.299, 15.815)`
Decimal	`14473033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD749, 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 #DCD749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #DCD749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd749; }
.text { color: #dcd749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 215 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd749, #97dc49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #DCD749?: #DCD749 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD749?: The RGB value is 220, 215, 73: 220 red, 215 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD749?: The complementary color is #494EDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD749?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.