What color is #D5BC26?

#D5BC26 is a moderate yellow known as Indian Pale Ale. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Indian Pale Ale?

The RGB value is 213, 188, 38: 213 red, 188 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Indian Pale Ale?

The complementary color is #263FD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BC26?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Indian Pale Ale color: hex code #D5BC26

#D5BC26 rgb(213, 188, 38)

Shades of yellow

Indian Pale Ale has the hex code #D5BC26. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 73.7% green and 14.9% blue (213, 188, 38).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 70% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 82% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

Indian Pale Ale (#D5BC26) color codes

HEX	`#D5BC26`
RGB	`rgb(213, 188, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 73.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 70%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 82%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 82%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, -5.6, 71.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 71.71, 94.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.776, 50.255, 9.122)`
Decimal	`14007334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Indian Pale Ale, 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 #D5BC26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BC26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #D5BC26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bc26; }
.text { color: #d5bc26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bc26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 188 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bc26, #96d526); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #D5BC26 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D5BC26?: #D5BC26 is a moderate yellow known as Indian Pale Ale. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Indian Pale Ale?: The RGB value is 213, 188, 38: 213 red, 188 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Indian Pale Ale?: The complementary color is #263FD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BC26?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.