What color is #D6CD70?

#D6CD70 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 #D6CD70?

The RGB value is 214, 205, 112: 214 red, 205 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CD70?

The complementary color is #7079D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CD70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CD70 color

#D6CD70 rgb(214, 205, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D6CD70 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 80.4% green and 43.9% blue (214, 205, 112).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 48% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Force of Nature (#D5CE69), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#D6CD70 color codes

HEX	`#D6CD70`
RGB	`rgb(214, 205, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 80.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 48%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 48%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.36, -9.45, 47.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.36, 48.04, 101.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.489, 59.13, 23.974)`
Decimal	`14077296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CD70, 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 #D6CD70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CD70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #D6CD70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cd70; }
.text { color: #d6cd70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cd70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 205 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cd70, #acd670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D6CD70?: #D6CD70 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 #D6CD70?: The RGB value is 214, 205, 112: 214 red, 205 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CD70?: The complementary color is #7079D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CD70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.