What color is #D1C853?

#D1C853 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C853?

The RGB value is 209, 200, 83: 209 red, 200 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C853?

The complementary color is #535CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C853?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C853 color

#D1C853 rgb(209, 200, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D1C853 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78.4% green and 32.5% blue (209, 200, 83).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 58% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 60% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Salsa Verde (#CEC754), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#D1C853 color codes

HEX	`#D1C853`
RGB	`rgb(209, 200, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 58%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 60%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 60%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.32, -11.29, 58.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.32, 59.16, 101)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.512, 55.49, 16.337)`
Decimal	`13748307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C853, 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 #D1C853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #D1C853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c853; }
.text { color: #d1c853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 200 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c853, #9bd153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D1C853?: #D1C853 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C853?: The RGB value is 209, 200, 83: 209 red, 200 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C853?: The complementary color is #535CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C853?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.