What color is #D6CA77?

#D6CA77 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6CA77?

The RGB value is 214, 202, 119: 214 red, 202 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CA77?

The complementary color is #7783D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CA77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CA77 color

#D6CA77 rgb(214, 202, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D6CA77 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 79.2% green and 46.7% blue (214, 202, 119).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 54% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#D6CA77 color codes

HEX	`#D6CA77`
RGB	`rgb(214, 202, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 79.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 54%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 44%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.67, -7.25, 42.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.67, 43.4, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.183, 57.871, 25.871)`
Decimal	`14076535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CA77, 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 #D6CA77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CA77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #D6CA77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6ca77; }
.text { color: #d6ca77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6ca77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 202 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6ca77, #b3d677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D6CA77?: #D6CA77 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6CA77?: The RGB value is 214, 202, 119: 214 red, 202 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CA77?: The complementary color is #7783D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CA77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.