What color is #D3C165?

#D3C165 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C165?

The RGB value is 211, 193, 101: 211 red, 193 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C165?

The complementary color is #6577D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C165 color

#D3C165 rgb(211, 193, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3C165 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 75.7% green and 39.6% blue (211, 193, 101).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 56% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is The Weight of Gold (#CDBB63), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#D3C165 color codes

HEX	`#D3C165`
RGB	`rgb(211, 193, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 75.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 56%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, -5.5, 48.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 48.44, 96.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.284, 52.93, 19.983)`
Decimal	`13877605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C165, 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 #D3C165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #D3C165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c165; }
.text { color: #d3c165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 193 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c165, #aed365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D3C165?: #D3C165 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C165?: The RGB value is 211, 193, 101: 211 red, 193 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C165?: The complementary color is #6577D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.