What color is #D9CC86?

#D9CC86 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 #D9CC86?

The RGB value is 217, 204, 134: 217 red, 204 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9CC86?

The complementary color is #8693D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9CC86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9CC86 color

#D9CC86 rgb(217, 204, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #D9CC86 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 80% green and 52.5% blue (217, 204, 134).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 52% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Hay Day (#DACD81), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#D9CC86 color codes

HEX	`#D9CC86`
RGB	`rgb(217, 204, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 80%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 52%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 38%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.65, -5.5, 36.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.65, 36.93, 98.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.512, 59.66, 31.194)`
Decimal	`14273670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9CC86, 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 #D9CC86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9CC86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #D9CC86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9cc86; }
.text { color: #d9cc86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9cc86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 204 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9cc86, #bcd986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D9CC86?: #D9CC86 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 #D9CC86?: The RGB value is 217, 204, 134: 217 red, 204 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9CC86?: The complementary color is #8693D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9CC86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.