What color is #D5CD74?

#D5CD74 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Force of Nature. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CD74?

The RGB value is 213, 205, 116: 213 red, 205 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CD74?

The complementary color is #747CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CD74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CD74 color

#D5CD74 rgb(213, 205, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D5CD74 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 80.4% green and 45.5% blue (213, 205, 116).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 54% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 46% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Force of Nature (#D5CE69), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#D5CD74 color codes

HEX	`#D5CD74`
RGB	`rgb(213, 205, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 80.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 54%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 46%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 46%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.33, -9.48, 45.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.33, 46.07, 101.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.425, 59.071, 25.16)`
Decimal	`14011764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CD74, 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 #D5CD74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CD74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #D5CD74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cd74; }
.text { color: #d5cd74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cd74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 205 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cd74, #acd574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D5CD74?: #D5CD74 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Force of Nature. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CD74?: The RGB value is 213, 205, 116: 213 red, 205 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CD74?: The complementary color is #747CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CD74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.