#DCCB47 Color

#DCCB47 is rgb(220, 203, 71) in RGB, hsl(53, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 68%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCCB47

HEX#DCCB47

RGBrgb(220, 203, 71)

HSLhsl(53, 68%, 57%)

HSVhsv(53, 68%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 68%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.149 101.9)

LABlab(81.36% -4.70 64.78)

LCHlch(81.36% 64.95 94.15)

What #DCCB47 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 #DCCB47, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 8.91 Minion Yellow#F5E050ΔE 9.17 Naples Yellow#FADA5EΔE 9.19 Mustard#FFDB58ΔE 10.65 Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 11.32 Maize (Crayola)#F2C649ΔE 11.75

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

#DCCB47 Channel Values

How #DCCB47 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 220 · G 203 · B 71	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 53° · S 68% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 53° · S 68% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 8% · Y 68% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.66:1 vs white · 12.68:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCCB47 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCCB47 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCCB47

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCCB47; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCCB47

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 #DCCB47.

How #DCCB47 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#DCCB47

Protanopia#CECE47

Protanomaly#D4CD47

Deuteranopia#D1D145

Deuteranomaly#D5CF46

Tritanopia#E5C0C0

Tritanomaly#E1C59E

Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCCB47 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dccb47: #DCCB47;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCCB47;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dccb47': '#DCCB47' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.796, blue: 0.278)

Android XML<color name="color_dccb47">#DCCB47</color>

SVG fillfill="#DCCB47"

More Yellow Colors

#DCCB47 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#DCCB47 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCCB47?

#DCCB47 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(220, 203, 71) in RGB and hsl(53, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #DCCB47?

#DCCB47 is rgb(220, 203, 71) — red 220, green 203, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCCB47?

#DCCB47 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 68%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCCB47 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCCB47 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCCB47 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCCB47 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 20.05, which is visibly different.

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