What color is #D5CA34?

#D5CA34 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lanky Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CA34?

The RGB value is 213, 202, 52: 213 red, 202 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CA34?

The complementary color is #343FD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CA34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CA34 color

#D5CA34 rgb(213, 202, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D5CA34 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 79.2% green and 20.4% blue (213, 202, 52).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 66% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 76% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lanky Lemon (#D9C948), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#D5CA34 color codes

HEX	`#D5CA34`
RGB	`rgb(213, 202, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 79.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 66%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 76%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 76%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.98, -12.27, 70.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.98, 71.75, 99.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.183, 56.637, 11.589)`
Decimal	`14010932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CA34, 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 #D5CA34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CA34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #D5CA34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5ca34; }
.text { color: #d5ca34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ca34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 202 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5ca34, #90d534); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #D5CA34?: #D5CA34 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lanky Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CA34?: The RGB value is 213, 202, 52: 213 red, 202 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CA34?: The complementary color is #343FD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CA34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.