What color is #D7CB55?

#D7CB55 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Quince. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CB55?

The RGB value is 215, 203, 85: 215 red, 203 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CB55?

The complementary color is #5561D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CB55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CB55 color

#D7CB55 rgb(215, 203, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D7CB55 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 79.6% green and 33.3% blue (215, 203, 85).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 62% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 60% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Quince (#D4CB60), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#D7CB55 color codes

HEX	`#D7CB55`
RGB	`rgb(215, 203, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 79.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 62%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 60%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 60%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.64, -10.18, 58.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.64, 59.66, 99.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.022, 57.817, 17.065)`
Decimal	`14142293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CB55, 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 #D7CB55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CB55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #D7CB55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7cb55; }
.text { color: #d7cb55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7cb55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 203 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7cb55, #a2d755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #D7CB55?: #D7CB55 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Quince. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CB55?: The RGB value is 215, 203, 85: 215 red, 203 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CB55?: The complementary color is #5561D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CB55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.