Information about #D5D562 color

#D5D562 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D5D562 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(213, 213, 98) — 83.5% red, 83.5% green, 38.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 45 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored yellow, #D5D562 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chinese Green (#D0DB61). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Gold (#E0CD67) and Curiosity (#D3E568).

In RGB terms — rgb(213, 213, 98) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D5D562: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D5D562 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D5D562 color variations

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

#D5D562 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 #D5D562

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

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

inessele color link
inessele

#D5E054

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

RCAP Yellow color link
RCAP Yellow

#D6E868

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D5D562
  • RGB213, 213, 98
  • CMYK0, 0, 45, 16
  • CSSrgb(213, 213, 98)
  • HSL60°, 58%, 61%
  • HSL Precise60°, 57.789%, 60.98%
  • HSV60°, 54%, 84%
  • HSB60°, 54%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.835, 0.835, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.835, 0.835, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.835, 0.835, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD5D562
  • DECIMAL ID14013794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01