What color is #D3AD20?

#D3AD20 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3AD20?

The RGB value is 211, 173, 32: 211 red, 173 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3AD20?

The complementary color is #2046D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3AD20?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3AD20 color

#D3AD20 rgb(211, 173, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3AD20 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 67.8% green and 12.5% blue (211, 173, 32).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 74% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 85% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#D4AF37), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#D3AD20 color codes

HEX	`#D3AD20`
RGB	`rgb(211, 173, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 67.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 74%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 85%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 85%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.12, 1.21, 69.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.12, 69.55, 89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.071, 43.843, 7.613)`
Decimal	`13872416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3AD20, 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 #D3AD20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3AD20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #D3AD20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3ad20; }
.text { color: #d3ad20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3ad20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 173 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3ad20, #9fd320); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D3AD20?: #D3AD20 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3AD20?: The RGB value is 211, 173, 32: 211 red, 173 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3AD20?: The complementary color is #2046D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3AD20?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.