What color is #D6C36C?

#D6C36C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C36C?

The RGB value is 214, 195, 108: 214 red, 195 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C36C?

The complementary color is #6C7FD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C36C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C36C color

#D6C36C rgb(214, 195, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D6C36C is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 76.5% green and 42.4% blue (214, 195, 108).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 56% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Crusade King (#DBC364), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#D6C36C color codes

HEX	`#D6C36C`
RGB	`rgb(214, 195, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 76.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 56%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, -4.69, 45.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 46.06, 95.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.955, 54.411, 22.055)`
Decimal	`14074732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C36C, 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 #D6C36C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C36C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #D6C36C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c36c; }
.text { color: #d6c36c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c36c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 195 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c36c, #b4d66c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D6C36C?: #D6C36C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crusade King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C36C?: The RGB value is 214, 195, 108: 214 red, 195 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C36C?: The complementary color is #6C7FD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C36C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.