What color is #DDCA74?

#DDCA74 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dijon Mustard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDCA74?

The RGB value is 221, 202, 116: 221 red, 202 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCA74?

The complementary color is #7487DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDCA74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCA74 color

#DDCA74 rgb(221, 202, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDCA74 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 79.2% green and 45.5% blue (221, 202, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 61% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dijon Mustard (#E2CA73), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#DDCA74 color codes

HEX	`#DDCA74`
RGB	`rgb(221, 202, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 79.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 61%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 48%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.22, -4.71, 45.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.22, 45.35, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.093, 58.876, 25.034)`
Decimal	`14535284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCA74, 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 #DDCA74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCA74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #DDCA74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddca74; }
.text { color: #ddca74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddca74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 202 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddca74, #bcdd74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DDCA74?: #DDCA74 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dijon Mustard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDCA74?: The RGB value is 221, 202, 116: 221 red, 202 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCA74?: The complementary color is #7487DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCA74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.