What color is #D4B652?

#D4B652 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Vein. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4B652?

The RGB value is 212, 182, 82: 212 red, 182 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4B652?

The complementary color is #5270D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4B652?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4B652 color

#D4B652 rgb(212, 182, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4B652 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 71.4% green and 32.2% blue (212, 182, 82).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 60% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 61% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Gold Vein (#D6B956), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#D4B652 color codes

HEX	`#D4B652`
RGB	`rgb(212, 182, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 71.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 60%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 61%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 61%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -0.8, 53.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 53.68, 90.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.404, 48.064, 14.867)`
Decimal	`13940306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4B652, 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 #D4B652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4B652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #D4B652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4b652; }
.text { color: #d4b652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4b652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 182 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4b652, #b1d452); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D4B652?: #D4B652 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Vein. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4B652?: The RGB value is 212, 182, 82: 212 red, 182 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4B652?: The complementary color is #5270D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4B652?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.