What color is #D4CB77?

#D4CB77 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CB77?

The RGB value is 212, 203, 119: 212 red, 203 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CB77?

The complementary color is #7780D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CB77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CB77 color

#D4CB77 rgb(212, 203, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4CB77 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.6% green and 46.7% blue (212, 203, 119).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 52% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 44% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#D4CB77 color codes

HEX	`#D4CB77`
RGB	`rgb(212, 203, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 52%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 44%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, -8.56, 42.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 43.72, 101.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.838, 58.042, 25.922)`
Decimal	`13945719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CB77, 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 #D4CB77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CB77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #D4CB77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cb77; }
.text { color: #d4cb77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cb77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 203 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cb77, #afd477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D4CB77?: #D4CB77 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CB77?: The RGB value is 212, 203, 119: 212 red, 203 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CB77?: The complementary color is #7780D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CB77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.