Information about #DFCC00 color

#DFCC00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFCC00 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 204, 0) — 87.5% red, 80% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 87 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DFCC00 is a intensely saturated yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vivid Gold (#E7CA00). Slightly further away sit Rustic Yellow (#E2C400) and Citrine (#E4D00A).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 204, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DFCC00: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. No one has named #DFCC00 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DFCC00 color variations

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

#DFCC00 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 #DFCC00

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

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Peridot color link
Peridot

#E6E200

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFCC00
  • RGB223, 204, 0
  • CMYK0, 7, 87, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 204, 0)
  • HSL55°, 100%, 44%
  • HSL Precise54.888°, 100%, 43.725%
  • HSV55°, 100%, 87%
  • HSB55°, 100%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.800, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.800, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.800, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDFCC00
  • DECIMAL ID14666752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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