Information about #DFCC38 color

#DFCC38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFCC38 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(223, 204, 56) — 87.5% red, 80% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 65 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated golden yellow, #DFCC38 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 almost identical to Party Mix (#E1C53A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wattle (#D6CA3D) and Yellow Submarine (#E8D233).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 204, 56) — 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 #DFCC38 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DFCC38 color variations

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

#DFCC38 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 #DFCC38

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

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Starship color link
Starship

#E3DD39

Sandstorm color link
Sandstorm

#ECD540

Teddy color link
Teddy

#EFC741

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Meat Brown color link
Meat Brown

#E5B73B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFCC38
  • RGB223, 204, 56
  • CMYK0, 7, 65, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 204, 56)
  • HSL53°, 72%, 55%
  • HSL Precise53.174°, 72.294%, 54.706%
  • HSV53°, 75%, 87%
  • HSB53°, 75%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.800, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.800, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.800, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDFCC38
  • DECIMAL ID14666808
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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