What color is #D2C862?

#D2C862 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Quince. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2C862?

The RGB value is 210, 200, 98: 210 red, 200 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2C862?

The complementary color is #626CD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2C862?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2C862 color

#D2C862 rgb(210, 200, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D2C862 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 78.4% green and 38.4% blue (210, 200, 98).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 53% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Quince (#D4CB60), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#D2C862 color codes

HEX	`#D2C862`
RGB	`rgb(210, 200, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 78.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 53%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 53%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.55, -9.76, 51.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.55, 52.47, 100.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.439, 55.894, 19.737)`
Decimal	`13813858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2C862, 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 #D2C862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2C862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #D2C862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2c862; }
.text { color: #d2c862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2c862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 200 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2c862, #a4d262); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D2C862?: #D2C862 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Quince. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2C862?: The RGB value is 210, 200, 98: 210 red, 200 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2C862?: The complementary color is #626CD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2C862?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.