What color is #D5C260?

#D5C260 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C260?

The RGB value is 213, 194, 96: 213 red, 194 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C260?

The complementary color is #6073D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C260 color

#D5C260 rgb(213, 194, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D5C260 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 76.1% green and 37.6% blue (213, 194, 96).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 58% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crusade King (#DBC364), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#D5C260 color codes

HEX	`#D5C260`
RGB	`rgb(213, 194, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 76.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 58%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.21, -5.6, 51.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.21, 51.31, 96.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.845, 53.576, 18.832)`
Decimal	`14008928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C260, 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 #D5C260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #D5C260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c260; }
.text { color: #d5c260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 194 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c260, #add560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D5C260?: #D5C260 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C260?: The RGB value is 213, 194, 96: 213 red, 194 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C260?: The complementary color is #6073D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.