What color is #D5C364?

#D5C364 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 #D5C364?

The RGB value is 213, 195, 100: 213 red, 195 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C364?

The complementary color is #6476D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C364?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C364 color

#D5C364 rgb(213, 195, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D5C364 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 76.5% green and 39.2% blue (213, 195, 100).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 57% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 53% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crusade King (#DBC364), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#D5C364 color codes

HEX	`#D5C364`
RGB	`rgb(213, 195, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 76.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 57%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 53%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 53%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.52, -5.79, 49.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.52, 49.8, 96.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.258, 54.098, 19.902)`
Decimal	`14009188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C364, 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 #D5C364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #D5C364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c364; }
.text { color: #d5c364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 195 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c364, #afd564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D5C364?: #D5C364 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 #D5C364?: The RGB value is 213, 195, 100: 213 red, 195 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C364?: The complementary color is #6476D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C364?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.