What color is #DFCB71?

#DFCB71 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 #DFCB71?

The RGB value is 223, 203, 113: 223 red, 203 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCB71?

The complementary color is #7185DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCB71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCB71 color

#DFCB71 rgb(223, 203, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFCB71 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 79.6% green and 44.3% blue (223, 203, 113).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 63% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#DFCB71 color codes

HEX	`#DFCB71`
RGB	`rgb(223, 203, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 79.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 63%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.62, -4.69, 47.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.62, 47.33, 95.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.77, 59.594, 24.237)`
Decimal	`14666609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCB71, 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 #DFCB71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCB71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #DFCB71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcb71; }
.text { color: #dfcb71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcb71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 203 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcb71, #bcdf71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #DFCB71?: #DFCB71 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 #DFCB71?: The RGB value is 223, 203, 113: 223 red, 203 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCB71?: The complementary color is #7185DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCB71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.