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#DCC36F Color

#DCC36F is rgb(220, 195, 111) in RGB, hsl(46, 61%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 50%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCC36F
HEX#DCC36F
RGBrgb(220, 195, 111)
HSLhsl(46, 61%, 65%)
HSVhsv(46, 50%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 50%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.108 93.3)
LABlab(79.62% 1.25 45.26)
LCHlch(79.62% 45.28 88.42)

What #DCC36F 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 #DCC36F, 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.

#DCC36F Channel Values

How #DCC36F 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 195 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 61% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 50% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 50% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCC36F 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCC36F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCC36F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCC36F; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DCC36F

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 #DCC36F.

How #DCC36F 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#DCC36F
Protanopia#C8C86F
Protanomaly#D0C66F
Deuteranopia#CCCC6D
Deuteranomaly#D2C86E
Tritanopia#E3BBBB
Tritanomaly#E0BEA2
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCC36F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcc36f: #DCC36F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCC36F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcc36f': '#DCC36F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.765, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_dcc36f">#DCC36F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCC36F"

More Yellow Colors

#DCC36F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCC36F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCC36F?

#DCC36F is a light yellow — rgb(220, 195, 111) in RGB and hsl(46, 61%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #DCC36F?

#DCC36F is rgb(220, 195, 111) — red 220, green 195, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCC36F?

#DCC36F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 50%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCC36F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCC36F scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCC36F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCC36F 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.01, which is visibly different.

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