What color is #D6B956?

#D6B956 is a moderate yellow known as Gold Vein. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gold Vein?

The RGB value is 214, 185, 86: 214 red, 185 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gold Vein?

The complementary color is #5673D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B956?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gold Vein color: hex code #D6B956

#D6B956 rgb(214, 185, 86)

Shades of yellow

Gold Vein has the hex code #D6B956. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 72.5% green and 33.7% blue (214, 185, 86).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 61% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 60% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

Gold Vein (#D6B956) color codes

HEX	`#D6B956`
RGB	`rgb(214, 185, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 72.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 61%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 60%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 60%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.87, -1.25, 53.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.87, 53.03, 91.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.762, 49.668, 15.926)`
Decimal	`14072150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gold Vein, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D6B956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D6B956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b956; }
.text { color: #d6b956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 185 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b956, #b3d656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #D6B956 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D6B956?: #D6B956 is a moderate yellow known as Gold Vein. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gold Vein?: The RGB value is 214, 185, 86: 214 red, 185 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gold Vein?: The complementary color is #5673D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B956?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.