What color is #D1C52F?

#D1C52F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lanky Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C52F?

The RGB value is 209, 197, 47: 209 red, 197 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C52F?

The complementary color is #2F3BD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C52F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C52F color

#D1C52F rgb(209, 197, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1C52F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 77.3% green and 18.4% blue (209, 197, 47).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 64% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 78% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lanky Lemon (#D9C948), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#D1C52F color codes

HEX	`#D1C52F`
RGB	`rgb(209, 197, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 77.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 64%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 78%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 78%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, -11.64, 70.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 71.54, 99.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.776, 53.695, 10.589)`
Decimal	`13747503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C52F, 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 #D1C52F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C52F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #D1C52F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c52f; }
.text { color: #d1c52f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c52f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 197 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c52f, #8cd12f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #D1C52F?: #D1C52F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lanky Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C52F?: The RGB value is 209, 197, 47: 209 red, 197 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C52F?: The complementary color is #2F3BD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C52F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.