What color is #DCDC24?

#DCDC24 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sun Flooded Woods. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDC24?

The RGB value is 220, 220, 36: 220 red, 220 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDC24?

The complementary color is #2424DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDC24?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDC24 color

#DCDC24 rgb(220, 220, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCDC24 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.3% green and 14.1% blue (220, 220, 36).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 72% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sun Flooded Woods (#D0D418), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#DCDC24 color codes

HEX	`#DCDC24`
RGB	`rgb(220, 220, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 86.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 72%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 84%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 84%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.27, -18.76, 79.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.27, 81.99, 103.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.429, 66.531, 11.591)`
Decimal	`14474276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDC24, 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 #DCDC24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDC24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #DCDC24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdc24; }
.text { color: #dcdc24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdc24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 220 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdc24, #80dc24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #DCDC24?: #DCDC24 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sun Flooded Woods. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDC24?: The RGB value is 220, 220, 36: 220 red, 220 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDC24?: The complementary color is #2424DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDC24?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.