Information about #DFCC1B color

#DFCC1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFCC1B falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 204, 27) — 87.5% red, 80% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 77 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DFCC1B reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Piss Yellow (#DDD618). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bird Flower (#D4CD16) and Alo (#D1CB1B).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 204, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. No one has named #DFCC1B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DFCC1B color variations

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

#DFCC1B 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 #DFCC1B

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

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Bite Me color link
Bite Me

#EBC525

Broom color link
Broom

#EECC24

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Moon Yellow color link
Moon Yellow

#F0C420

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFCC1B
  • RGB223, 204, 27
  • CMYK0, 7, 77, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 204, 27)
  • HSL54°, 78%, 49%
  • HSL Precise54.184°, 78.4%, 49.02%
  • HSV54°, 88%, 87%
  • HSB54°, 88%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.800, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.800, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.800, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDFCC1B
  • DECIMAL ID14666779
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01