What color is #D1A92F?

#D1A92F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1A92F?

The RGB value is 209, 169, 47: 209 red, 169 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1A92F?

The complementary color is #2F57D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1A92F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1A92F color

#D1A92F rgb(209, 169, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1A92F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 66.3% green and 18.4% blue (209, 169, 47).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 64% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 78% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#D4AF37), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#D1A92F color codes

HEX	`#D1A92F`
RGB	`rgb(209, 169, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 66.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 64%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 78%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 78%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, 2.93, 63.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 63.99, 87.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.998, 42.139, 8.663)`
Decimal	`13740335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1A92F, 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 #D1A92F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1A92F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #D1A92F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1a92f; }
.text { color: #d1a92f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1a92f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 169 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1a92f, #a8d12f); }

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Questions

What color is #D1A92F?: #D1A92F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1A92F?: The RGB value is 209, 169, 47: 209 red, 169 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1A92F?: The complementary color is #2F57D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1A92F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.