What color is #D9BF00?

#D9BF00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Groovy Lemon Pie. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9BF00?

The RGB value is 217, 191, 0: 217 red, 191 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9BF00?

The complementary color is #001AD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9BF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9BF00 color

#D9BF00 rgb(217, 191, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D9BF00 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.9% green and 0% blue (217, 191, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Groovy Lemon Pie (#D6BE01), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#D9BF00 color codes

HEX	`#D9BF00`
RGB	`rgb(217, 191, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 74.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, -6.03, 78.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 78.91, 94.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.249, 52.016, 7.551)`
Decimal	`14270208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9BF00, 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 #D9BF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9BF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #D9BF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9bf00; }
.text { color: #d9bf00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9bf00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 191 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9bf00, #87d900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

Questions

What color is #D9BF00?: #D9BF00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Groovy Lemon Pie. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9BF00?: The RGB value is 217, 191, 0: 217 red, 191 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9BF00?: The complementary color is #001AD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9BF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.