What color is #DFD476?

#DFD476 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celestial Crown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD476?

The RGB value is 223, 212, 118: 223 red, 212 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD476?

The complementary color is #7681DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD476 color

#DFD476 rgb(223, 212, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DFD476 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.1% green and 46.3% blue (223, 212, 118).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 62% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 47% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Crown (#EAD97C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#DFD476 color codes

HEX	`#DFD476`
RGB	`rgb(223, 212, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 62%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 47%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 47%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.01, -8.82, 47.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.01, 48.39, 100.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.246, 64.085, 26.49)`
Decimal	`14668918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD476, 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 #DFD476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #DFD476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd476; }
.text { color: #dfd476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 212 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd476, #b6df76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DFD476?: #DFD476 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celestial Crown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD476?: The RGB value is 223, 212, 118: 223 red, 212 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD476?: The complementary color is #7681DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.