What color is #D8BD4B?

#D8BD4B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buried Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8BD4B?

The RGB value is 216, 189, 75: 216 red, 189 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8BD4B?

The complementary color is #4B66D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8BD4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8BD4B color

#D8BD4B rgb(216, 189, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D8BD4B is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 74.1% green and 29.4% blue (216, 189, 75).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 64% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 65% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Buried Gold (#DBBC4B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#D8BD4B color codes

HEX	`#D8BD4B`
RGB	`rgb(216, 189, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 74.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 64%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 65%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 65%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.98, -3.2, 59.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.98, 59.27, 93.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.789, 51.505, 14.079)`
Decimal	`14204235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8BD4B, 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 #D8BD4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8BD4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #D8BD4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8bd4b; }
.text { color: #d8bd4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8bd4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 189 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8bd4b, #add84b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #D8BD4B?: #D8BD4B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buried Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8BD4B?: The RGB value is 216, 189, 75: 216 red, 189 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8BD4B?: The complementary color is #4B66D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8BD4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.