What color is #DDB70C?

#DDB70C is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Gold Tooth. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDB70C?

The RGB value is 221, 183, 12: 221 red, 183 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDB70C?

The complementary color is #0C32DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDB70C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDB70C color

#DDB70C rgb(221, 183, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDB70C is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 71.8% green and 4.7% blue (221, 183, 12).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 90% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 95% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gold Tooth (#DBB40C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#DDB70C color codes

HEX	`#DDB70C`
RGB	`rgb(221, 183, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 71.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 90%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 95%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 95%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, -0.02, 76.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 76.38, 90.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.822, 49.269, 7.391)`
Decimal	`14530316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDB70C, 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 #DDB70C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDB70C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #DDB70C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddb70c; }
.text { color: #ddb70c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddb70c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 183 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddb70c, #9add0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #DDB70C?: #DDB70C is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Gold Tooth. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDB70C?: The RGB value is 221, 183, 12: 221 red, 183 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDB70C?: The complementary color is #0C32DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDB70C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.