Information about #DCC604 color

#DCC604 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCC604 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 198, 4) — 86.3% red, 77.6% green, 1.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 85 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DCC604 reads as a maximally vivid yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Yellow (#E2C400). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vivid Gold (#E7CA00) and Ugly Yellow (#D0C101).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 198, 4) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. No one has named #DCC604 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DCC604 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCC604 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DCC604

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCC604
  • RGB220, 198, 4
  • CMYK0, 9, 85, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 198, 4)
  • HSL54°, 96%, 44%
  • HSL Precise53.889°, 96.429%, 43.922%
  • HSV54°, 98%, 86%
  • HSB54°, 98%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.776, 0.016)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.776, 0.016, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.776, 0.016)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDCC604
  • DECIMAL ID14468612
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01