What color is #DDCB74?

#DDCB74 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pirate Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDCB74?

The RGB value is 221, 203, 116: 221 red, 203 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDCB74?

The complementary color is #7486DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDCB74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDCB74 color

#DDCB74 rgb(221, 203, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDCB74 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 79.6% green and 45.5% blue (221, 203, 116).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 61% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#DDCB74 color codes

HEX	`#DDCB74`
RGB	`rgb(221, 203, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 79.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 61%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 48%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.48, -5.23, 45.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.48, 45.72, 96.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.329, 59.347, 25.113)`
Decimal	`14535540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDCB74, 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 #DDCB74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCB74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #DDCB74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcb74; }
.text { color: #ddcb74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcb74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 203 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcb74, #bbdd74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DDCB74?: #DDCB74 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pirate Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDCB74?: The RGB value is 221, 203, 116: 221 red, 203 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDCB74?: The complementary color is #7486DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCB74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.