What color is #D4CB60?

#D4CB60 is a moderate yellow known as Quince. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Quince?

The RGB value is 212, 203, 96: 212 red, 203 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Quince?

The complementary color is #6069D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CB60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Quince color: hex code #D4CB60

#D4CB60 rgb(212, 203, 96)

Shades of yellow

Quince has the hex code #D4CB60. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.6% green and 37.6% blue (212, 203, 96).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 57% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 55% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

Quince (#D4CB60) color codes

HEX	`#D4CB60`
RGB	`rgb(212, 203, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 57%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 55%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 55%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.49, -10.62, 53.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.49, 54.66, 101.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.62, 57.555, 19.507)`
Decimal	`13945696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Quince, 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 #D4CB60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CB60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #D4CB60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cb60; }
.text { color: #d4cb60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cb60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 203 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cb60, #a3d460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #D4CB60 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4CB60?: #D4CB60 is a moderate yellow known as Quince. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Quince?: The RGB value is 212, 203, 96: 212 red, 203 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Quince?: The complementary color is #6069D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CB60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.