Information about #D8C164 color

#D8C164 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D8C164 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(216, 193, 100) — 84.7% red, 75.7% green, 39.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 45 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#D8C164 is a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Creme De Banane (#E0C161). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tacha (#D2B960) and Golden Fleece (#E1BC5F).

The recipe behind #D8C164 is rgb(216, 193, 100), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #D8C164 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D8C164 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D8C164 color variations

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

#D8C164 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 #D8C164

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

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D8C164
  • RGB216, 193, 100
  • CMYK0, 9, 45, 15
  • CSSrgb(216, 193, 100)
  • HSL48°, 60%, 62%
  • HSL Precise48.103°, 59.794%, 61.961%
  • HSV48°, 54%, 85%
  • HSB48°, 54%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.847, 0.757, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.847, 0.757, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.847, 0.757, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD8C164
  • DECIMAL ID14205284
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01