What color is #D0B354?

#D0B354 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Luxurious. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0B354?

The RGB value is 208, 179, 84: 208 red, 179 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0B354?

The complementary color is #5471D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0B354?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0B354 color

#D0B354 rgb(208, 179, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D0B354 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 70.2% green and 32.9% blue (208, 179, 84).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 57% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 60% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Luxurious (#D4B75D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#D0B354 color codes

HEX	`#D0B354`
RGB	`rgb(208, 179, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 70.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 57%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 60%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 60%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, -0.78, 51.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 51.39, 90.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.735, 46.292, 15.017)`
Decimal	`13677396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0B354, 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 #D0B354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0B354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #D0B354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0b354; }
.text { color: #d0b354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0b354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 179 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0b354, #afd054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #D0B354?: #D0B354 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Luxurious. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0B354?: The RGB value is 208, 179, 84: 208 red, 179 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0B354?: The complementary color is #5471D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0B354?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.