What color is #D8B850?

#D8B850 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Vein. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8B850?

The RGB value is 216, 184, 80: 216 red, 184 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8B850?

The complementary color is #5070D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8B850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8B850 color

#D8B850 rgb(216, 184, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D8B850 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 72.2% green and 31.4% blue (216, 184, 80).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 64% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 63% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Gold Vein (#D6B956), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#D8B850 color codes

HEX	`#D8B850`
RGB	`rgb(216, 184, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 72.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 64%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 63%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 63%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.74, -0.29, 55.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.74, 55.65, 90.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.91, 49.462, 14.664)`
Decimal	`14202960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8B850, 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 #D8B850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8B850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #D8B850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8b850; }
.text { color: #d8b850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8b850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 184 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8b850, #b4d850); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D8B850?: #D8B850 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Vein. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8B850?: The RGB value is 216, 184, 80: 216 red, 184 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8B850?: The complementary color is #5070D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8B850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.