What color is #D4B75D?

#D4B75D is a moderate yellow known as Luxurious. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Luxurious?

The RGB value is 212, 183, 93: 212 red, 183 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Luxurious?

The complementary color is #5D7AD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4B75D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Luxurious color: hex code #D4B75D

#D4B75D rgb(212, 183, 93)

Shades of yellow

Luxurious has the hex code #D4B75D. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 71.8% green and 36.5% blue (212, 183, 93).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 58% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 56% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

Luxurious (#D4B75D) color codes

HEX	`#D4B75D`
RGB	`rgb(212, 183, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 71.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 58%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 56%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 56%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.24, -0.52, 48.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.24, 48.94, 90.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.063, 48.657, 17.319)`
Decimal	`13940573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Luxurious, 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 #D4B75D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4B75D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #D4B75D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4b75d; }
.text { color: #d4b75d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4b75d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 183 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4b75d, #b6d45d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #D4B75D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4B75D?: #D4B75D is a moderate yellow known as Luxurious. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Luxurious?: The RGB value is 212, 183, 93: 212 red, 183 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Luxurious?: The complementary color is #5D7AD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4B75D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.