What color is #D4D98E?

#D4D98E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4D98E?

The RGB value is 212, 217, 142: 212 red, 217 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4D98E?

The complementary color is #938ED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4D98E color

#D4D98E rgb(212, 217, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4D98E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 85.1% green and 55.7% blue (212, 217, 142).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 50% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Treasure (#CCCF86), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#D4D98E color codes

HEX	`#D4D98E`
RGB	`rgb(212, 217, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 85.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 50%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 35%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 35%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.78, -13.13, 36.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.78, 38.72, 109.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.847, 65.577, 35.249)`
Decimal	`13949326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4D98E, 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 #D4D98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #D4D98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d98e; }
.text { color: #d4d98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 217 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d98e, #afd98e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D4D98E?: #D4D98E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4D98E?: The RGB value is 212, 217, 142: 212 red, 217 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4D98E?: The complementary color is #938ED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.