What color is #D9CB7D?

#D9CB7D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9CB7D?

The RGB value is 217, 203, 125: 217 red, 203 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CB7D?

The complementary color is #7D8BD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CB7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CB7D color

#D9CB7D rgb(217, 203, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D9CB7D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 79.6% green and 49% blue (217, 203, 125).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 55% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Hay Day (#DACD81), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#D9CB7D color codes

HEX	`#D9CB7D`
RGB	`rgb(217, 203, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 79.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 55%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 42%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 42%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -5.95, 40.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 41.02, 98.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.674, 58.946, 27.948)`
Decimal	`14273405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CB7D, 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 #D9CB7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CB7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #D9CB7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cb7d; }
.text { color: #d9cb7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cb7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 203 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cb7d, #b9d97d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D9CB7D?: #D9CB7D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9CB7D?: The RGB value is 217, 203, 125: 217 red, 203 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CB7D?: The complementary color is #7D8BD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CB7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.