Close to Citrine
#DCC709
#DCC709 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Citrine. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 78% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 92% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Shades
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DCC709.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.72:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.22:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.72:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.22:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DCC709 as they’d see it.
#DCC709 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DCC709
What color is #DCC709?
#DCC709 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Citrine. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 78% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 92% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DCC709 in RGB?
#DCC709 is rgb(220, 199, 9): 220 red, 199 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DCC709 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 10, 96, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DCC709?
PANTONE 115 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DCC709?
Its complement #D0BBFB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.