What color is #D7C885?

#D7C885 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7C885?

The RGB value is 215, 200, 133: 215 red, 200 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7C885?

The complementary color is #8594D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7C885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7C885 color

#D7C885 rgb(215, 200, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D7C885 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 78.4% green and 52.2% blue (215, 200, 133).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 51% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#D7C885 color codes

HEX	`#D7C885`
RGB	`rgb(215, 200, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 78.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 51%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.43, -4.34, 35.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.43, 35.68, 96.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.913, 57.451, 30.488)`
Decimal	`14141573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7C885, 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 #D7C885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7C885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #D7C885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7c885; }
.text { color: #d7c885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7c885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 200 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7c885, #bdd785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D7C885?: #D7C885 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7C885?: The RGB value is 215, 200, 133: 215 red, 200 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7C885?: The complementary color is #8594D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7C885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.