What color is #D1C478?

#D1C478 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 #D1C478?

The RGB value is 209, 196, 120: 209 red, 196 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C478?

The complementary color is #7885D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C478 color

#D1C478 rgb(209, 196, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1C478 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 76.9% green and 47.1% blue (209, 196, 120).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 43% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#D1C478 color codes

HEX	`#D1C478`
RGB	`rgb(209, 196, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 76.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 43%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.69, -6.07, 39.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.69, 40.18, 98.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.426, 54.393, 25.661)`
Decimal	`13747320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C478, 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 #D1C478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #D1C478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c478; }
.text { color: #d1c478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 196 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c478, #b1d178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D1C478?: #D1C478 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 #D1C478?: The RGB value is 209, 196, 120: 209 red, 196 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C478?: The complementary color is #7885D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.