What color is #DFCC66?

#DFCC66 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 #DFCC66?

The RGB value is 223, 204, 102: 223 red, 204 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCC66?

The complementary color is #6679DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCC66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCC66 color

#DFCC66 rgb(223, 204, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFCC66 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 80% green and 40% blue (223, 204, 102).

Its hue angle is 51°, 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#DFCC66 color codes

HEX	`#DFCC66`
RGB	`rgb(223, 204, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 80%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 65%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 54%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.75, -6.13, 52.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.75, 52.88, 96.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.424, 59.835, 21.25)`
Decimal	`14666854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCC66, 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 #DFCC66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCC66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #DFCC66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcc66; }
.text { color: #dfcc66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcc66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 204 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcc66, #b5df66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #DFCC66?: #DFCC66 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 #DFCC66?: The RGB value is 223, 204, 102: 223 red, 204 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCC66?: The complementary color is #6679DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCC66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.