What color is #D4AF37?

#D4AF37 is a moderate yellow known as Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Metallic Gold?

The RGB value is 212, 175, 55: 212 red, 175 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Metallic Gold?

The complementary color is #375CD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4AF37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Metallic Gold color: hex code #D4AF37

#D4AF37 rgb(212, 175, 55)

Shades of yellow

Metallic Gold has the hex code #D4AF37. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 68.6% green and 21.6% blue (212, 175, 55).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 65% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 74% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

Metallic Gold (#D4AF37) color codes

HEX	`#D4AF37`
RGB	`rgb(212, 175, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 68.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 65%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 74%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 74%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.85, 1.38, 62.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.85, 62.93, 88.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.173, 44.935, 10.013)`
Decimal	`13938487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Metallic Gold, 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 #D4AF37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4AF37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #D4AF37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4af37; }
.text { color: #d4af37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4af37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 175 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4af37, #aad437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D4AF37 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4AF37?: #D4AF37 is a moderate yellow known as Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Metallic Gold?: The RGB value is 212, 175, 55: 212 red, 175 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Metallic Gold?: The complementary color is #375CD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4AF37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.