What color is #D1A50A?

#D1A50A is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Honeycomb. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1A50A?

The RGB value is 209, 165, 10: 209 red, 165 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1A50A?

The complementary color is #0A36D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1A50A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1A50A color

#D1A50A rgb(209, 165, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1A50A is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 64.7% green and 3.9% blue (209, 165, 10).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 91% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 95% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Honeycomb (#DDAA11), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#D1A50A color codes

HEX	`#D1A50A`
RGB	`rgb(209, 165, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 64.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 91%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 95%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 95%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.82, 4.19, 71.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.82, 71.95, 86.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.807, 40.49, 6.006)`
Decimal	`13739274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1A50A, 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 #D1A50A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1A50A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #D1A50A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1a50a; }
.text { color: #d1a50a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1a50a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 165 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1a50a, #99d10a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D1A50A?: #D1A50A is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Honeycomb. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1A50A?: The RGB value is 209, 165, 10: 209 red, 165 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1A50A?: The complementary color is #0A36D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1A50A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.