Information about #D8C379 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#D8C379 is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Souffle (#D5C171). Slightly further away sit Chenin (#DEC371) and Chalky (#DFC281).
The recipe behind #D8C379 is rgb(216, 195, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D8C379 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#D8C379 color variations
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#D8C379 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#D8C379 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#D8C379 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#D8C379 color hues
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#D8C379 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #D8C379 color
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Nearest named colors to #D8C379
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D5C171
#DEC371
#DFC281
#DDC283
#DEC083
#E2CA76
#E3BF7E
#D0C383
#DDB77B
#E2C385
#DCB66F
#E4C385
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#D8C379
- RGB216, 195, 121
- CMYK0, 8, 37, 15
- CSSrgb(216, 195, 121)
- HSL47°, 55%, 66%
- HSL Precise46.737°, 54.913%, 66.078%
- HSV47°, 44%, 85%
- HSB47°, 44%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.847
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.847, 0.765, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.847, 0.765, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.847, 0.765, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB84.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDD8C379
- DECIMAL ID14205817
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
