What color is #D4C260?

#D4C260 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 #D4C260?

The RGB value is 212, 194, 96: 212 red, 194 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C260?

The complementary color is #6072D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C260 color

#D4C260 rgb(212, 194, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4C260 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 76.1% green and 37.6% blue (212, 194, 96).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 57% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 55% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Crusade King (#DBC364), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#D4C260 color codes

HEX	`#D4C260`
RGB	`rgb(212, 194, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 76.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 57%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 55%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 55%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.13, -6.01, 50.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.13, 51.24, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.556, 53.427, 18.819)`
Decimal	`13943392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C260, 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 #D4C260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #D4C260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c260; }
.text { color: #d4c260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 194 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c260, #acd460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D4C260?: #D4C260 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 #D4C260?: The RGB value is 212, 194, 96: 212 red, 194 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C260?: The complementary color is #6072D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.