Information about #D5C840 color

#D5C840 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #D5C840 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(213, 200, 64) — 83.5% red, 78.4% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 58 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D5C840 presents itself as a vivid, lively sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wattle (#D6CA3D). Slightly further away sit Confetti (#DDCB46) and Ipanema (#DCC64B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(213, 200, 64)), which gives #D5C840 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #D5C840 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#D5C840 color variations

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#D5C840 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 #D5C840

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

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Meat Brown color link
Meat Brown

#E5B73B

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D5C840
  • RGB213, 200, 64
  • CMYK0, 5, 58, 16
  • CSSrgb(213, 200, 64)
  • HSL55°, 64%, 54%
  • HSL Precise54.765°, 63.948%, 54.314%
  • HSV55°, 70%, 84%
  • HSB55°, 70%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.835, 0.784, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.835, 0.784, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.835, 0.784, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD5C840
  • DECIMAL ID14010432
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01