What color is #D3D56E?

#D3D56E is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D56E?

The RGB value is 211, 213, 110: 211 red, 213 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D56E?

The complementary color is #706ED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D56E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D56E color

#D3D56E rgb(211, 213, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D3D56E is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 83.5% green and 43.1% blue (211, 213, 110).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 55% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fool’s Gold (#CAD175), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#D3D56E color codes

HEX	`#D3D56E`
RGB	`rgb(211, 213, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 83.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 55%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 48%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 48%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.21, -14.87, 50.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.21, 52.39, 106.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.474, 62.564, 24.008)`
Decimal	`13882734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D56E, 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 #D3D56E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D56E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #D3D56E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d56e; }
.text { color: #d3d56e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d56e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 213 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d56e, #a0d56e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D3D56E?: #D3D56E is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D56E?: The RGB value is 211, 213, 110: 211 red, 213 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D56E?: The complementary color is #706ED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D56E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.