What color is #D3CD7F?

#D3CD7F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3CD7F?

The RGB value is 211, 205, 127: 211 red, 205 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3CD7F?

The complementary color is #7F85D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3CD7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3CD7F color

#D3CD7F rgb(211, 205, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3CD7F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 80.4% green and 49.8% blue (211, 205, 127).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 49% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 40% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#D3CD7F color codes

HEX	`#D3CD7F`
RGB	`rgb(211, 205, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 80.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 49%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 40%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.32, -9.15, 39.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.32, 40.59, 103.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.527, 59.045, 28.704)`
Decimal	`13880703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3CD7F, 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 #D3CD7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3CD7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #D3CD7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3cd7f; }
.text { color: #d3cd7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3cd7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 205 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3cd7f, #afd37f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D3CD7F?: #D3CD7F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3CD7F?: The RGB value is 211, 205, 127: 211 red, 205 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3CD7F?: The complementary color is #7F85D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3CD7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.