What color is #D6C040?

#D6C040 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Indian Pale Ale. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C040?

The RGB value is 214, 192, 64: 214 red, 192 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C040?

The complementary color is #4056D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C040?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C040 color

#D6C040 rgb(214, 192, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D6C040 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 75.3% green and 25.1% blue (214, 192, 64).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 65% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 70% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale (#D5BC26), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#D6C040 color codes

HEX	`#D6C040`
RGB	`rgb(214, 192, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 75.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 65%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 70%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 70%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.5, -6.21, 64.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.5, 64.42, 95.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.509, 52.368, 12.455)`
Decimal	`14073920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C040, 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 #D6C040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #D6C040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c040; }
.text { color: #d6c040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 192 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c040, #a1d640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #D6C040?: #D6C040 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Indian Pale Ale. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C040?: The RGB value is 214, 192, 64: 214 red, 192 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C040?: The complementary color is #4056D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C040?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.