What color is #D1BC50?

#D1BC50 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 #D1BC50?

The RGB value is 209, 188, 80: 209 red, 188 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1BC50?

The complementary color is #5065D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1BC50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1BC50 color

#D1BC50 rgb(209, 188, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1BC50 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 73.7% green and 31.4% blue (209, 188, 80).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 58% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 62% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Old Gold (#CFB53B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#D1BC50 color codes

HEX	`#D1BC50`
RGB	`rgb(209, 188, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 73.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 58%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 62%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, -5.34, 55.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 56.15, 95.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.728, 50.103, 14.85)`
Decimal	`13745232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1BC50, 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 #D1BC50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1BC50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #D1BC50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1bc50; }
.text { color: #d1bc50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bc50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 188 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1bc50, #a5d150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #D1BC50?: #D1BC50 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 #D1BC50?: The RGB value is 209, 188, 80: 209 red, 188 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1BC50?: The complementary color is #5065D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1BC50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.