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#D7BD56 Color

#D7BD56 is rgb(215, 189, 86) in RGB, hsl(48, 62%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 60%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D7BD56
HEX#D7BD56
RGBrgb(215, 189, 86)
HSLhsl(48, 62%, 59%)
HSVhsv(48, 60%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 60%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.126 95.2)
LABlab(77.38% 0.70 54.29)
LCHlch(77.38% 54.29 89.26)

What #D7BD56 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 #D7BD56, 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.

#D7BD56 Channel Values

How #D7BD56 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 215 · G 189 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 62% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 60% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 60% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D7BD56 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D7BD56

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D7BD56; 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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Tints & Shades of #D7BD56

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D7BD56.

How #D7BD56 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#D7BD56
Protanopia#C2C256
Protanomaly#CBC056
Deuteranopia#C6C654
Deuteranomaly#CDC355
Tritanopia#DEB4B4
Tritanomaly#DBB897
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D7BD56 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d7bd56: #D7BD56;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D7BD56;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d7bd56': '#D7BD56' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.741, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_d7bd56">#D7BD56</color>
SVG fillfill="#D7BD56"

More Yellow Colors

#D7BD56 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D7BD56 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D7BD56?

#D7BD56 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(215, 189, 86) in RGB and hsl(48, 62%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.72.

What is the RGB value of #D7BD56?

#D7BD56 is rgb(215, 189, 86) — red 215, green 189, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D7BD56?

#D7BD56 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 60%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D7BD56 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D7BD56 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D7BD56 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D7BD56 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 16.78, which is visibly different.

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