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#D5D230 Color

#D5D230 is rgb(213, 210, 48) in RGB, hsl(59, 66%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 77%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), visibly different at ΔE 10.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D5D230
HEX#D5D230
RGBrgb(213, 210, 48)
HSLhsl(59, 66%, 51%)
HSVhsv(59, 77%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 77%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.169 108.4)
LABlab(82.48% -11.69 73.20)
LCHlch(82.48% 74.13 99.07)

What #D5D230 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 #D5D230, 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.

#D5D230 Channel Values

How #D5D230 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 213 · G 210 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 59° · S 66% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 59° · S 77% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 77% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D5D230 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D5D230

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D5D230; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D5D230

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 #D5D230.

How #D5D230 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#D5D230
Protanopia#D3D330
Protanomaly#D4D230
Deuteranopia#D3D32F
Deuteranomaly#D4D330
Tritanopia#E0C6C6
Tritanomaly#DCCBA0
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D5D230 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d5d230: #D5D230;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D5D230;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d5d230': '#D5D230' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.824, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_d5d230">#D5D230</color>
SVG fillfill="#D5D230"

More Yellow Colors

#D5D230 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D5D230 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D5D230?

#D5D230 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(213, 210, 48) in RGB and hsl(59, 66%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.12.

What is the RGB value of #D5D230?

#D5D230 is rgb(213, 210, 48) — red 213, green 210, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D5D230?

#D5D230 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 77%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D5D230 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D5D230 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D5D230 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D5D230 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 20.4, which is visibly different.

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