What color is #DFCA66?

#DFCA66 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 #DFCA66?

The RGB value is 223, 202, 102: 223 red, 202 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCA66?

The complementary color is #667BDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCA66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCA66 color

#DFCA66 rgb(223, 202, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFCA66 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 79.2% green and 40% blue (223, 202, 102).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 65% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#DFCA66 color codes

HEX	`#DFCA66`
RGB	`rgb(223, 202, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 79.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 65%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 54%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, -5.11, 51.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 52.17, 95.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.952, 58.891, 21.093)`
Decimal	`14666342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCA66, 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 #DFCA66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCA66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #DFCA66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfca66; }
.text { color: #dfca66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfca66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 202 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfca66, #b7df66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #DFCA66?: #DFCA66 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 #DFCA66?: The RGB value is 223, 202, 102: 223 red, 202 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCA66?: The complementary color is #667BDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCA66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.