What color is #D5C47B?

#D5C47B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C47B?

The RGB value is 213, 196, 123: 213 red, 196 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C47B?

The complementary color is #7B8CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C47B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C47B color

#D5C47B rgb(213, 196, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D5C47B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 76.9% green and 48.2% blue (213, 196, 123).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 52% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#D5C47B color codes

HEX	`#D5C47B`
RGB	`rgb(213, 196, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 76.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 52%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.07, -4.15, 38.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.07, 38.98, 96.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.757, 55.058, 26.689)`
Decimal	`14009467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C47B, 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 #D5C47B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C47B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #D5C47B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c47b; }
.text { color: #d5c47b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c47b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 196 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c47b, #b9d57b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D5C47B?: #D5C47B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C47B?: The RGB value is 213, 196, 123: 213 red, 196 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C47B?: The complementary color is #7B8CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C47B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.