#D3AF42

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #D3AF42

When working with digital screens, the color #D3AF42 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 211 red, 175 green, and 66 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 69% yellow, and 17% black. With a hue angle of 45.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D3AF42
RGB211, 175, 66
HSL45.1°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 17%, 69%, 17%
HSV45.1°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB72.8, 1.5, 58.5
XYZ43.2, 44.9, 11.5
Decimal13872962

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.98:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.48:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D3AF42; }
.text-color { color: #D3AF42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #D3AF42; }

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