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What color is DCBC21?

The RGB color code for color number #DCBC21 is RGB(220, 188, 33). In the RGB color model, #DCBC21 has a red value of 220, a green value of 188, and a blue value of 33. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 14.5% magenta, 85.0% yellow, and 13.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 49.7° (degrees), 73.9 % saturation, and 49.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #DCBC21 has a hue of 49.7° (degrees), 85.0 % saturation and 86.3 % brightness/value.



Color DCBC21 is cool or warm?

Color DCBC21 is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #DCBC21? (For interior and product design)

DCBC21 has an LRV of nearly 51. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#DCBC21

Light Color


Compare LRV 51 of #DCBC21 with dark and light Color




Is #DCBC21 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color DCBC21 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #DCBC21 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(220, 188, 33)
Red
220 (86.3%)
Green
188 (73.7%)
Blue
33 (12.9%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
14.55%
Yellow
85.00%
Key
13.73%

HSL

HSL(49.73deg, 73.9 %, 49.6 %)

Hue
49.73°
Saturation
73.91 %.
Lightness
49.61 %.

RYB

RYB(61, 172, 24)
Red
61 (23.8%)
Yellow
172 (67.4%)
Blue
24 (9.5%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
49.73°
Saturation
85.00 %.
Brightness / Value
86.27 %.

HWB

H: 49.73°

W: 12.94 %

B: 13.73 %

XYZ

X : 47.77

Y : 51.29

Z : 8.82

YXY

Y1 : 51.29

X : 0.44

Y2 : 0.48

CMY

C : 13.73%

M : 26.27%

Y : 87.06%


LRV

~ 51.3 %

Munsell Color System

7.2Y 7.5/15.8

CIE-Lab

L : 76.86

A : -2.7

B : 73.55

CIE-Lch

L : 76.86

C : 73.6

H : 92.1

CIE-Luv

L : 76.86

U : 28.65

V : 78.8

Hunter-Lab

L : 71.62

A : -6.26

B : 42.83






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #DCBC21


Here are the colors similar to DCBC21. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#CFB53B
Old Gold
ΔE - 3.60 (96.4% similar)
#EFCC00
Yellow (Munsell)
ΔE - 4.58 (95.4% similar)
#D4AF37
Metallic Gold
ΔE - 4.63 (95.4% similar)
#F4CA16
Jonquil
ΔE - 4.72 (95.3% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to DCBC21.




RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to DCBC21.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to DCBC21.


#DFB606
BS 10-E-55 - Camery Yellow
ΔE - 2.68 (97.3% similar)
#E8B900
BS 10-E-53 - Canary
ΔE - 3.91 (96.1% similar)
#E2C95C
BS 10-C-33 - Pollen
ΔE - 5.44 (94.6% similar)
#D3A929
BS 10-D-43 - Banana
ΔE - 5.99 (94.0% similar)


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to DCBC21.


#CFB500
PANTONE 606 C
ΔE - 2.72 (97.3% similar)
#D5C03A
PANTONE 4016 C
ΔE - 3.30 (96.7% similar)
#CFB023
PANTONE 7752 C
ΔE - 3.38 (96.6% similar)
#DFB83D
PANTONE 4017 C
ΔE - 3.48 (96.5% similar)


Pantone TPX


Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to DCBC21.


#F5C71A
Deep Lemon
ΔE - 4.85 (95.2% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to DCBC21.


#DDAF27
RAL 1012 - Lemon Yellow
ΔE - 5.16 (94.8% similar)
#FACA30
RAL 1018 - Zinc Yellow
ΔE - 5.75 (94.2% similar)




Paint color for Hex #DCBC21


Here are the paint colors similar to DCBC21. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Valspar

Hex color DCBC21 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #DCBC21 to Valspar


#D7B526
Pickled Peppers (8001-25E)
ΔE - 2.04 (98.0% similar)
#E1B801
Cabana Glow (8001-24G)
ΔE - 2.52 (97.5% similar)
#E7C148
Nectar (8001-24F)
ΔE - 3.74 (96.3% similar)
#EBC746
Lime Drop (V019-2)
ΔE - 3.75 (96.3% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color DCBC21 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #DCBC21 to Sherwin Williams


#DDB835
Eye Catching (SW 6914)
ΔE - 2.51 (97.5% similar)
#CBA901
Citronella (SW 6915)
ΔE - 5.06 (94.9% similar)
#C6B836
Humorous Green (SW 6918)
ΔE - 5.45 (94.6% similar)
#CEBC55
Limón Fresco (SW 9030)
ΔE - 6.05 (93.9% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color DCBC21 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #DCBC21 to Dunn-Edwards


#E7C630
Lemon Zest (DE 5412)
ΔE - 2.57 (97.4% similar)
#DCB639
Woven Gold (DE 5425)
ΔE - 3.31 (96.7% similar)
#CEB736
Yellow Stone (DE 5467)
ΔE - 3.44 (96.6% similar)
#E9CB2E
Soleil (DE 5419)
ΔE - 3.71 (96.3% similar)


Behr

Hex color DCBC21 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #DCBC21 to Behr


#E1BA36
Solarium (P310-7)
ΔE - 2.71 (97.3% similar)
#DBC058
Sulfur Yellow (P320-6)
ΔE - 4.93 (95.1% similar)
#F0CC50
Radiant Sun (P310-6)
ΔE - 5.02 (95.0% similar)
#C4AA27
Citronette (HDC-MD-03)
ΔE - 5.60 (94.4% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color DCBC21 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #DCBC21 to Benjamin Moore


#E4BC3B
Sun Valley (350)
ΔE - 3.13 (96.9% similar)
#E2C839
Yellow Hibiscus (357)
ΔE - 3.28 (96.7% similar)
#ECC900
Yolk (2023-10)
ΔE - 3.88 (96.1% similar)
#F0C933
Sunrays (343)
ΔE - 3.94 (96.1% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color DCBC21 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #DCBC21 to PPG Paints


#CEB02A
Grass Daisy (PPG1215-6)
ΔE - 3.61 (96.4% similar)
#E4C14D
Indian Maize (PPG1214-6)
ΔE - 3.82 (96.2% similar)
#E2C74F
Golden Yarrow (PPG1215-5)
ΔE - 4.07 (95.9% similar)
#D9C737
Gone Giddy (PPG1216-7)
ΔE - 4.36 (95.6% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color DCBC21 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #DCBC21 to Farrow & Ball


#E0E39A
Hog Plum (CB1)
ΔE - 16.12 (83.9% similar)
#D1C19F
Cord (16)
ΔE - 17.72 (82.3% similar)
#D8CBAE
String (8)
ΔE - 19.40 (80.6% similar)







Color Combinations


#DCBC21 color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



DCBC21
Old Gold*

2141DC
Persian Blue*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #DCBC21?

Color that best contrast with #DCBC21 is #2141DC, color name is Persian Blue*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #DCBC21?

Complementary or Opposite color for #DCBC21 is #2141DC, color name is Persian Blue*.





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