Information about #D0C11B color

#D0C11B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D0C11B falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(208, 193, 27) — 81.6% red, 75.7% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 71 / 18. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#D0C11B is a vivid, lively yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Barberry (#D2C61F). Slightly further away sit Alo (#D1CB1B) and Bird Flower (#D4CD16).

In RGB terms — rgb(208, 193, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D0C11B: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #D0C11B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#D0C11B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#D0C11B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D0C11B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D0C11B
  • RGB208, 193, 27
  • CMYK0, 6, 71, 18
  • CSSrgb(208, 193, 27)
  • HSL55°, 77%, 46%
  • HSL Precise55.028°, 77.021%, 46.078%
  • HSV55°, 87%, 82%
  • HSB55°, 87%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.816, 0.757, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.816, 0.757, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.816, 0.757, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD0C11B
  • DECIMAL ID13680923
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01