Information about #D9CF0F color

#D9CF0F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D9CF0F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(217, 207, 15) — 85.1% red, 81.2% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 79 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength sunny yellow, #D9CF0F carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bird Flower (#D4CD16). Slightly further away sit Piss Yellow (#DDD618) and Citrine (#E4D00A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(217, 207, 15)), which gives #D9CF0F its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D9CF0F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D9CF0F color variations

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

#D9CF0F 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 #D9CF0F

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

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9CF0F
  • RGB217, 207, 15
  • CMYK0, 4, 79, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 207, 15)
  • HSL57°, 87%, 45%
  • HSL Precise57.03°, 87.069%, 45.49%
  • HSV57°, 93%, 85%
  • HSB57°, 93%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.812, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.812, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.812, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD9CF0F
  • DECIMAL ID14274319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01