What color is #D6B667?

#D6B667 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Luxurious. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6B667?

The RGB value is 214, 182, 103: 214 red, 182 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6B667?

The complementary color is #6787D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6B667?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6B667 color

#D6B667 rgb(214, 182, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D6B667 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 71.4% green and 40.4% blue (214, 182, 103).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 58% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 52% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Luxurious (#D4B75D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#D6B667 color codes

HEX	`#D6B667`
RGB	`rgb(214, 182, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 71.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 58%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 52%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 52%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.29, 1.66, 44.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.29, 44.18, 87.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.91, 48.734, 19.765)`
Decimal	`14071399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6B667, 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 #D6B667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6B667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #D6B667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6b667; }
.text { color: #d6b667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6b667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 182 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6b667, #bfd667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #D6B667?: #D6B667 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Luxurious. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6B667?: The RGB value is 214, 182, 103: 214 red, 182 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6B667?: The complementary color is #6787D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6B667?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.