Information about #D3C85E color

#D3C85E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D3C85E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(211, 200, 94) — 82.7% red, 78.4% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 46 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid yellow, #D3C85E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Slightly further away sit Creme De Banane (#E0C161) and Tacha (#D2B960).

In RGB terms — rgb(211, 200, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #D3C85E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#D3C85E color variations

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

#D3C85E 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 #D3C85E

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

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D3C85E
  • RGB211, 200, 94
  • CMYK0, 4, 46, 17
  • CSSrgb(211, 200, 94)
  • HSL54°, 57%, 60%
  • HSL Precise54.359°, 57.073%, 59.804%
  • HSV54°, 55%, 83%
  • HSB54°, 55%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.827, 0.784, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.827, 0.784, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.827, 0.784, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD3C85E
  • DECIMAL ID13879390
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01