What color is #D9C948?

#D9C948 is a moderate yellow known as Lanky Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lanky Lemon?

The RGB value is 217, 201, 72: 217 red, 201 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lanky Lemon?

The complementary color is #4858D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C948?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lanky Lemon color: hex code #D9C948

#D9C948 rgb(217, 201, 72)

Shades of yellow

Lanky Lemon has the hex code #D9C948. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.8% green and 28.2% blue (217, 201, 72).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 66% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 67% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

Lanky Lemon (#D9C948) color codes

HEX	`#D9C948`
RGB	`rgb(217, 201, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 78.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 66%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 67%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 67%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, -9.12, 63.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 64.43, 98.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.674, 56.995, 14.462)`
Decimal	`14272840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lanky Lemon, 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 #D9C948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #D9C948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c948; }
.text { color: #d9c948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 201 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c948, #a1d948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #D9C948 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D9C948?: #D9C948 is a moderate yellow known as Lanky Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lanky Lemon?: The RGB value is 217, 201, 72: 217 red, 201 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lanky Lemon?: The complementary color is #4858D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C948?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.