What color is #D5D275?

#D5D275 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 #D5D275?

The RGB value is 213, 210, 117: 213 red, 210 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5D275?

The complementary color is #7578D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5D275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5D275 color

#D5D275 rgb(213, 210, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D5D275 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 82.4% green and 45.9% blue (213, 210, 117).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 53% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 45% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Force of Nature (#D5CE69), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#D5D275 color codes

HEX	`#D5D275`
RGB	`rgb(213, 210, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 82.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 53%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 45%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 45%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.66, -11.91, 46.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.66, 47.74, 104.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.699, 61.525, 25.873)`
Decimal	`14013045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5D275, 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 #D5D275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5D275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #D5D275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5d275; }
.text { color: #d5d275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5d275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 210 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5d275, #a8d575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D5D275?: #D5D275 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 #D5D275?: The RGB value is 213, 210, 117: 213 red, 210 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5D275?: The complementary color is #7578D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5D275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.