What color is #D4C781?

#D4C781 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C781?

The RGB value is 212, 199, 129: 212 red, 199 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C781?

The complementary color is #818ED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C781 color

#D4C781 rgb(212, 199, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4C781 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 78% green and 50.6% blue (212, 199, 129).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 49% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 39% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Hay Day (#DACD81), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#D4C781 color codes

HEX	`#D4C781`
RGB	`rgb(212, 199, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 78%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 49%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 39%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 39%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.86, -5.46, 36.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.86, 37.08, 98.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.538, 56.43, 28.942)`
Decimal	`13944705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C781, 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 #D4C781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #D4C781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c781; }
.text { color: #d4c781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 199 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c781, #b8d481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D4C781?: #D4C781 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C781?: The RGB value is 212, 199, 129: 212 red, 199 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C781?: The complementary color is #818ED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.