What color is #D3AF43?

#D3AF43 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Haystack. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3AF43?

The RGB value is 211, 175, 67: 211 red, 175 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3AF43?

The complementary color is #4367D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3AF43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3AF43 color

#D3AF43 rgb(211, 175, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3AF43 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 68.6% green and 26.3% blue (211, 175, 67).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 62% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 68% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Haystack (#CFAC47), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#D3AF43 color codes

HEX	`#D3AF43`
RGB	`rgb(211, 175, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 68.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 62%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 68%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 68%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.84, 1.54, 58.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.84, 58.1, 88.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.209, 44.917, 11.703)`
Decimal	`13872963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3AF43, 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 #D3AF43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3AF43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #D3AF43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3af43; }
.text { color: #d3af43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3af43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 175 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3af43, #afd343); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D3AF43?: #D3AF43 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Haystack. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3AF43?: The RGB value is 211, 175, 67: 211 red, 175 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3AF43?: The complementary color is #4367D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3AF43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.