What color is #D4D07B?

#D4D07B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D07B?

The RGB value is 212, 208, 123: 212 red, 208 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D07B?

The complementary color is #7B7FD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D07B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D07B color

#D4D07B rgb(212, 208, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4D07B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 81.6% green and 48.2% blue (212, 208, 123).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 51% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 42% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#D4D07B color codes

HEX	`#D4D07B`
RGB	`rgb(212, 208, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 81.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 51%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 42%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 42%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.13, -10.7, 42.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.13, 43.92, 104.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.283, 60.54, 27.614)`
Decimal	`13947003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D07B, 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 #D4D07B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D07B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #D4D07B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d07b; }
.text { color: #d4d07b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d07b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 208 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d07b, #acd47b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D4D07B?: #D4D07B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D07B?: The RGB value is 212, 208, 123: 212 red, 208 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D07B?: The complementary color is #7B7FD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D07B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.