What color is #D0C076?

#D0C076 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C076?

The RGB value is 208, 192, 118: 208 red, 192 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C076?

The complementary color is #7686D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C076 color

#D0C076 rgb(208, 192, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D0C076 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 75.3% green and 46.3% blue (208, 192, 118).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 49% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#D0C076 color codes

HEX	`#D0C076`
RGB	`rgb(208, 192, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 75.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 49%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, -4.61, 39.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 39.52, 96.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.133, 52.419, 24.718)`
Decimal	`13680758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C076, 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 #D0C076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #D0C076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c076; }
.text { color: #d0c076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 192 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c076, #b3d076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D0C076?: #D0C076 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C076?: The RGB value is 208, 192, 118: 208 red, 192 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C076?: The complementary color is #7686D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.