Information about #D6B738 color

#D6B738 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D6B738 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(214, 183, 56) — 83.9% red, 71.8% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 62 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #D6B738 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Leo (#DAB135). Slightly further away sit Old Gold (#CFB53B) and Matte Mustard (#DCB83E).

In RGB terms — rgb(214, 183, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D6B738: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#D6B738 color variations

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

#D6B738 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D6B738 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D6B738 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D6B738 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#D6B738 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #D6B738

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

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Matte Mustard color link
Matte Mustard

#DCB83E

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Japanese Triandra Grass color link
Japanese Triandra Grass

#E2B13C

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Meat Brown color link
Meat Brown

#E5B73B

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Rape Blossom Brown color link
Rape Blossom Brown

#E3B130

Tulip Tree color link
Tulip Tree

#E3AC3D

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

#D6B738 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D6B738
  • RGB214, 183, 56
  • CMYK0, 12, 62, 16
  • CSSrgb(214, 183, 56)
  • HSL48°, 66%, 53%
  • HSL Precise48.228°, 65.833%, 52.941%
  • HSV48°, 74%, 84%
  • HSB48°, 74%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.839, 0.718, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.839, 0.718, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.839, 0.718, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD6B738
  • DECIMAL ID14071608
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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