What color is #D1C46F?

#D1C46F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C46F?

The RGB value is 209, 196, 111: 209 red, 196 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C46F?

The complementary color is #6F7CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C46F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C46F color

#D1C46F rgb(209, 196, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1C46F is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 76.9% green and 43.5% blue (209, 196, 111).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 52% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 47% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#D1C46F color codes

HEX	`#D1C46F`
RGB	`rgb(209, 196, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 76.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 52%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 47%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 47%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.57, -6.97, 44.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.57, 44.63, 98.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.905, 54.184, 22.918)`
Decimal	`13747311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C46F, 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 #D1C46F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C46F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #D1C46F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c46f; }
.text { color: #d1c46f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c46f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 196 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c46f, #add16f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D1C46F?: #D1C46F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C46F?: The RGB value is 209, 196, 111: 209 red, 196 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C46F?: The complementary color is #6F7CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C46F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.