What color is #D4DC31?

#D4DC31 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DC31?

The RGB value is 212, 220, 49: 212 red, 220 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DC31?

The complementary color is #3931DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DC31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DC31 color

#D4DC31 rgb(212, 220, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D4DC31 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 86.3% green and 19.2% blue (212, 220, 49).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#D2DB32), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#D4DC31 color codes

HEX	`#D4DC31`
RGB	`rgb(212, 220, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 86.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 78%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 78%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.69, -21.7, 75.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.69, 78.88, 105.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.301, 65.407, 12.722)`
Decimal	`13950001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DC31, 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 #D4DC31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DC31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #D4DC31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dc31; }
.text { color: #d4dc31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dc31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 220 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dc31, #7fdc31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #D4DC31?: #D4DC31 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DC31?: The RGB value is 212, 220, 49: 212 red, 220 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DC31?: The complementary color is #3931DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DC31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.