What color is #D4BF49?

#D4BF49 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4BF49?

The RGB value is 212, 191, 73: 212 red, 191 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BF49?

The complementary color is #495ED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BF49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BF49 color

#D4BF49 rgb(212, 191, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4BF49 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 74.9% green and 28.6% blue (212, 191, 73).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 62% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 66% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Duck Butter (#DDC75B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#D4BF49 color codes

HEX	`#D4BF49`
RGB	`rgb(212, 191, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 74.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 62%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 66%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 66%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.13, -6.06, 60.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.13, 60.37, 95.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.987, 51.742, 13.814)`
Decimal	`13942601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BF49, 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 #D4BF49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BF49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #D4BF49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4bf49; }
.text { color: #d4bf49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bf49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 191 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4bf49, #a4d449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #D4BF49?: #D4BF49 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4BF49?: The RGB value is 212, 191, 73: 212 red, 191 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BF49?: The complementary color is #495ED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BF49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.