What color is #D4C163?

#D4C163 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C163?

The RGB value is 212, 193, 99: 212 red, 193 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C163?

The complementary color is #6376D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C163?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C163 color

#D4C163 rgb(212, 193, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4C163 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 75.7% green and 38.8% blue (212, 193, 99).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 57% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 53% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Crusade King (#DBC364), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#D4C163 color codes

HEX	`#D4C163`
RGB	`rgb(212, 193, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 75.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 57%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 53%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 53%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, -5.25, 49.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 49.47, 96.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.475, 53.04, 19.486)`
Decimal	`13943139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C163, 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 #D4C163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #D4C163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c163; }
.text { color: #d4c163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 193 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c163, #afd463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D4C163?: #D4C163 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C163?: The RGB value is 212, 193, 99: 212 red, 193 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C163?: The complementary color is #6376D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C163?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.