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#D09006 Color

#D09006 is rgb(208, 144, 6) in RGB, hsl(41, 94%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 97%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D09006
HEX#D09006
RGBrgb(208, 144, 6)
HSLhsl(41, 94%, 42%)
HSVhsv(41, 97%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 97%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.145 76.9)
LABlab(64.99% 18.34 68.49)
LCHlch(64.99% 70.90 75.01)

What #D09006 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D09006, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#D09006 Channel Values

How #D09006 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 208 · G 144 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 94% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 97% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 97% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D09006 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D09006 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D09006

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D09006; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D09006

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D09006.

How #D09006 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D09006
Protanopia#9D9D01
Protanomaly#B49803
Deuteranopia#A9A900
Deuteranomaly#BA9F00
Tritanopia#D58787
Tritanomaly#D38B6B
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D09006 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d09006: #D09006;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D09006;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d09006': '#D09006' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.565, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_d09006">#D09006</color>
SVG fillfill="#D09006"

More Yellow Colors

#D09006 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D09006 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D09006?

#D09006 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(208, 144, 6) in RGB and hsl(41, 94%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #D09006?

#D09006 is rgb(208, 144, 6) — red 208, green 144, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D09006?

#D09006 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 97%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D09006 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D09006 scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D09006 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D09006 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 8.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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