#D3C557

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #D3C557

The hex code #D3C557 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Khaki. In the RGB color space, it consists of 211 red, 197 green, and 87 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 7% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 53.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D3C557
RGB211, 197, 87
HSL53.2°, 58.5%, 58.4%
CMYK0%, 7%, 59%, 17%
HSV53.2°, 58.8%, 82.7%
LAB78.7, -8.7, 55.7
XYZ48.6, 54.5, 17.0
Decimal13878615

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.89:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D3C557; }
.text-color { color: #D3C557; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #D3C557; }

Similar Colors

Khaki
#F0E68C