What color is #D0BA4B?

#D0BA4B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0BA4B?

The RGB value is 208, 186, 75: 208 red, 186 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0BA4B?

The complementary color is #4B61D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0BA4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0BA4B color

#D0BA4B rgb(208, 186, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D0BA4B is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 72.9% green and 29.4% blue (208, 186, 75).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 59% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 64% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Old Gold (#CFB53B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#D0BA4B color codes

HEX	`#D0BA4B`
RGB	`rgb(208, 186, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 72.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 59%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 64%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 64%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, -5.04, 57.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 57.58, 95.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.843, 49.038, 13.758)`
Decimal	`13679179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0BA4B, 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 #D0BA4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0BA4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #D0BA4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0ba4b; }
.text { color: #d0ba4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0ba4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 186 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0ba4b, #a4d04b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #D0BA4B?: #D0BA4B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0BA4B?: The RGB value is 208, 186, 75: 208 red, 186 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0BA4B?: The complementary color is #4B61D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0BA4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.