What color is #D2CA80?

#D2CA80 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 #D2CA80?

The RGB value is 210, 202, 128: 210 red, 202 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2CA80?

The complementary color is #8088D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2CA80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2CA80 color

#D2CA80 rgb(210, 202, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D2CA80 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 79.2% green and 50.2% blue (210, 202, 128).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 48% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 39% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#D2CA80 color codes

HEX	`#D2CA80`
RGB	`rgb(210, 202, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 79.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 48%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 39%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.46, -7.9, 37.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.46, 38.75, 101.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.596, 57.503, 28.799)`
Decimal	`13814400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2CA80, 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 #D2CA80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2CA80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #D2CA80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2ca80; }
.text { color: #d2ca80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2ca80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 202 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2ca80, #b1d280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D2CA80?: #D2CA80 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 #D2CA80?: The RGB value is 210, 202, 128: 210 red, 202 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2CA80?: The complementary color is #8088D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2CA80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.