What color is #D2C481?

#D2C481 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C481?

The RGB value is 210, 196, 129: 210 red, 196 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C481?

The complementary color is #818FD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C481 color

#D2C481 rgb(210, 196, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D2C481 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 76.9% green and 50.6% blue (210, 196, 129).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#D2C481 color codes

HEX	`#D2C481`
RGB	`rgb(210, 196, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 76.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.91, -4.7, 35.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.91, 35.73, 97.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.282, 54.768, 28.687)`
Decimal	`13812865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C481, 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 #D2C481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #D2C481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c481; }
.text { color: #d2c481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 196 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c481, #b7d281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D2C481?: #D2C481 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C481?: The RGB value is 210, 196, 129: 210 red, 196 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C481?: The complementary color is #818FD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.