Color

#D9A713

Light warm yellow. Nearest reference color: Goldenrod.

RGB

0–255

217

167

CMYK

0–100%

23.04%

91.24%

14.9%

RGB describes how #D9A713 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 217, green 167 and blue 19.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 23.04%, yellow 91.24% and black 14.9%.

HSL values

H 44.85° S 83.9% L 46.27%

In the HSL color model, #D9A713 has a hue of 44.85°, 83.9% saturation and 46.27% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#D9A713 is a light, warm yellow with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #D9A713 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #D9A713

RGB rgb(217, 167, 19)

HSL hsl(44.85 83.9% 46.27%)

OKLCH oklch(0.753997 0.15099 86.3648)

CSS --color: #D9A713;

Tints of #D9A713

Tints are lighter variations of #D9A713. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFEDC5 #FFDA85 #FAC746 #E9B731 #D9A713

Shades of #D9A713

Shades are darker variations of #D9A713. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#D9A713 #9F7900 #674D00 #352600 #090500

Tones of #D9A713

Tones reduce the chroma of #D9A713, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#D9A713 #D0AA4E #C7AC6E #BFAD88 #B5AF9F

Tonal range of #D9A713

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #D9A713 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFEDC5 #FFDA85 #FAC746 #E9B731 #D9A713 #9F7900 #674D00 #352600 #090500

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFEDC5;
    --color-200: #FFDA85;
    --color-300: #FAC746;
    --color-400: #E9B731;
    --color-500: #D9A713;
    --color-600: #9F7900;
    --color-700: #674D00;
    --color-800: #352600;
    --color-900: #090500;
}

Colors that go with #D9A713

Color harmonies for #D9A713 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#D9A713 #8AACFF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#F69343 #D9A713 #AABA39

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#D9A713 #00C6D8 #E08BE2

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#D9A713 #38BCFF #B89BFF

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#D9A713 #00CCAC #8AACFF #F983B2

CSS gradients with #D9A713

These gradients show how #D9A713 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#D9A713 #E3BE68 #ECD49D #F6EACF #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D9A713, #E3BE68, #ECD49D, #F6EACF, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#D9A713 #937009 #533E03 #1B1200 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D9A713, #937009, #533E03, #1B1200, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#D9A713 #FB8D63 #F388B1 #CA96EC #8AACFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D9A713, #FB8D63, #F388B1, #CA96EC, #8AACFF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #D9A713. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.21:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

9.49:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4244 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #D9A713 as the background.

background-color: #D9A713;
color: #000000;

Using #D9A713 in design

See how #D9A713 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#D9A713 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #D9A713 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFDA85

#D9A713

#352600

Colors similar to #D9A713

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #D9A713, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#F4C13F #BC8F00 #DAA700 #CFAA51 #E5A01F #CBAE17 #F2AD34 #BEA100

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #D9A713 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #BDA700 Deuteranopia #C9B420 Tritanopia #EC968E

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #D9A713 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 42.5545
Y: 42.4394
Z: 6.5663

CIELAB

L*: 71.1728
a*: 6.7619
b*: 71.8677

OKLab

L: 0.753997
a: 0.009573
b: 0.150686

OKLCH

L: 0.753997
C: 0.15099
H: 86.3648°