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#D2BC70 Color

#D2BC70 is rgb(210, 188, 112) in RGB, hsl(47, 52%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 47%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D2BC70
HEX#D2BC70
RGBrgb(210, 188, 112)
HSLhsl(47, 52%, 63%)
HSVhsv(47, 47%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 47%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.099 93.8)
LABlab(76.90% 0.68 41.25)
LCHlch(76.90% 41.25 89.06)

What #D2BC70 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 #D2BC70, 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.

#D2BC70 Channel Values

How #D2BC70 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 210 · G 188 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 52% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 47% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 47% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D2BC70 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D2BC70 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D2BC70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D2BC70; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D2BC70

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 #D2BC70.

How #D2BC70 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#D2BC70
Protanopia#C0C070
Protanomaly#C7BE70
Deuteranopia#C4C46F
Deuteranomaly#CAC16F
Tritanopia#D8B5B5
Tritanomaly#D6B89E
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D2BC70 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d2bc70: #D2BC70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D2BC70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d2bc70': '#D2BC70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.824, green: 0.737, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_d2bc70">#D2BC70</color>
SVG fillfill="#D2BC70"

More Yellow Colors

#D2BC70 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D2BC70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D2BC70?

#D2BC70 is a light yellow — rgb(210, 188, 112) in RGB and hsl(47, 52%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #D2BC70?

#D2BC70 is rgb(210, 188, 112) — red 210, green 188, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D2BC70?

#D2BC70 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 47%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D2BC70 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D2BC70 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D2BC70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D2BC70 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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