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#D3CD17 Color

#D3CD17 is rgb(211, 205, 23) in RGB, hsl(58, 80%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 89%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citrine (#E4D00A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3CD17
HEX#D3CD17
RGBrgb(211, 205, 23)
HSLhsl(58, 80%, 46%)
HSVhsv(58, 89%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 89%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.174 107.5)
LABlab(80.91% -10.64 77.38)
LCHlch(80.91% 78.11 97.83)

What #D3CD17 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 #D3CD17, 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.

#D3CD17 Channel Values

How #D3CD17 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 211 · G 205 · B 238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 80% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 89% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 89% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3CD17 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D3CD17 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D3CD17

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3CD17; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D3CD17

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 #D3CD17.

How #D3CD17 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#D3CD17
Protanopia#CECE17
Protanomaly#D0CE17
Deuteranopia#CFCF15
Deuteranomaly#D1CE16
Tritanopia#DEC1C1
Tritanomaly#D9C69A
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3CD17 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3cd17: #D3CD17;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3CD17;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3cd17': '#D3CD17' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.804, blue: 0.090)
Android XML<color name="color_d3cd17">#D3CD17</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3CD17"

More Yellow Colors

#D3CD17 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3CD17 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3CD17?

#D3CD17 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(211, 205, 23) in RGB and hsl(58, 80%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citrine (#E4D00A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #D3CD17?

#D3CD17 is rgb(211, 205, 23) — red 211, green 205, and blue 23 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3CD17?

#D3CD17 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 89%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3CD17 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3CD17 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3CD17 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3CD17 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 17.63, which is visibly different.

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