What color is #D9C989?

#D9C989 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9C989?

The RGB value is 217, 201, 137: 217 red, 201 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9C989?

The complementary color is #8999D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9C989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9C989 color

#D9C989 rgb(217, 201, 137)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D9C989 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.8% green and 53.7% blue (217, 201, 137).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 51% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#D9C989 color codes

HEX	`#D9C989`
RGB	`rgb(217, 201, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 78.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 51%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.92, -3.61, 34.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.92, 34.22, 96.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.018, 58.333, 32.076)`
Decimal	`14272905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9C989, 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 #D9C989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9C989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #D9C989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9c989; }
.text { color: #d9c989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9c989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 201 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9c989, #c1d989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D9C989?: #D9C989 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9C989?: The RGB value is 217, 201, 137: 217 red, 201 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9C989?: The complementary color is #8999D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9C989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.