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#DCB54C Color

#DCB54C is rgb(220, 181, 76) in RGB, hsl(44, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 65%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCB54C
HEX#DCB54C
RGBrgb(220, 181, 76)
HSLhsl(44, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(44, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 65%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.13 88.5)
LABlab(75.75% 6.31 57.14)
LCHlch(75.75% 57.49 83.70)

What #DCB54C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DCB54C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DCB54C Channel Values

How #DCB54C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 181 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 65% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCB54C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCB54C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCB54C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCB54C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DCB54C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCB54C.

How #DCB54C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DCB54C
Protanopia#BCBC4B
Protanomaly#CAB94C
Deuteranopia#C3C348
Deuteranomaly#CDBE4A
Tritanopia#E3ACAC
Tritanomaly#E0B08F
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCB54C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dcb54c: #DCB54C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCB54C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcb54c': '#DCB54C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.710, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_dcb54c">#DCB54C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCB54C"

More Yellow Colors

#DCB54C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCB54C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCB54C?

#DCB54C is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(220, 181, 76) in RGB and hsl(44, 67%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.83.

What is the RGB value of #DCB54C?

#DCB54C is rgb(220, 181, 76) — red 220, green 181, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCB54C?

#DCB54C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 65%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCB54C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCB54C scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCB54C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCB54C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 13.7, which is visibly different.

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