#d8b970 Color Information

#d8b970 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #d8b970. In RGB, it consists of 84.7% Red, 72.5% Green, and 43.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 14.4% Magenta, 48.1% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 42.1°, with saturation of 57.1% and lightness of 64.3%. The decimal value for #d8b970 is 14203248, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #d8b970 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#d8b970 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color216, 185, 112 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color84.7%, 72.5%, 43.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.153, 0.275, 0.561 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.144, 0.481, 0.153 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color42.1°, 57.1%, 64.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color42.1°, 48.1%, 84.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.593, 50.467, 22.509 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color156, 216, 112 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14203248 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.355, 1.723, 40.975 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.355, 41.011, 87.593 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.355, 24.592, 51.484 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color71.040, -2.223, 30.942 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.400, 0.415, 50.467 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292393328 / 0xffd8b970 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: November 20, 2024

Shades of #d8b970

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #d8b970, its pure hue is 42.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.1%, and its lightness is 64.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #d8b970, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1b170e to #bda262.

Tints of #d8b970

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #d8b970, its pure hue is 42.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.1%, and its lightness is 64.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #d8b970, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ddc282 to #faf6ed.

Tones of #d8b970

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #d8b970, its pure hue is 42.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 57.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #d8b970, which range from #a4a4a4 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffc949 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #d8b970

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #d8b970! For #d8b970, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #d8b970. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #d8b970

This color, #d8b970, consists of 84.7% Red, 72.5% Green, and 43.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 216, Green = 185, Blue = 112. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #d8b970 is 0% Cyan, 14.4% Magenta, 48.1% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R84.7%
C0.0%
G72.5%
M14.4%
B43.9%
Y48.1%
K15.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 216 185 112
Octal 330 271 160
Hexa #d8 #b9 #70
Binary 11011000 10111001 01110000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 14 48 15
Octal 0 16 60 17
Hexa #00 #0e #30 #0f
Binary 00000000 00001110 00110000 00001111

Analogous Colors of #d8b970

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #d8b970 — which has hue 42.1° — its analogous colors are located at 12.1° and 72.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d8b970.

Triadic Colors of #d8b970

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #d8b970 — which has hue 42.1° — its triadic colors are located at 42.1° and 282.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d8b970.

Complementary Color of #d8b970

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #d8b970 — which has hue 42.1° — its complementary color is located at 222.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d8b970.

Split Complementary Colors of #d8b970

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #d8b970 — which has hue 42.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 42.1° and 252.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d8b970.

Tetradic Colors of #d8b970

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #d8b970 — which has hue 42.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 312.1°, 42.1°, 132.1°, and 222.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d8b970.

Monochromatic Colors of #d8b970

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #d8b970, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a1884c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f5e0ae (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #d8b970

We want to make getting started with #d8b970 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #d8b970 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #d8b970 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #d8b970 with other HTML elements.

#d8b970 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #d8b970.
<span style="color: #d8b970;">The color of this text is #d8b970.</span>

#d8b970 Background Color

The background color for this text is #d8b970.
<div style="background-color: #d8b970; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #d8b970.</div>

#d8b970 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #d8b970.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #d8b970;">This color for the shadow of this text is #d8b970.</span>

#d8b970 Border Color

This is a div with border color #d8b970.
<div style="border: #d8b970 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #d8b970.</div>

#d8b970 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #d8b970 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #d8b970; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #d8b970 on a white background.</div></div>

#d8b970 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #d8b970 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #d8b970; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #d8b970 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #d8b970 to White

This is a gradient from #d8b970 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#d8b970,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#d8b970,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#d8b970,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#d8b970,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #d8b970 to white.</div>

Gradient from #d8b970 to Black

This is a gradient from #d8b970 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#d8b970,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#d8b970,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#d8b970,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#d8b970,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #d8b970 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #d8b970

In addition to using #d8b970 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #d8b970 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #d8b970, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 216, Green = 185, Blue = 112). If you need details about the color coordinates of #d8b970 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #d8b970
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(216, 185, 112)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #d8b970; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #d8b970; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #d8b970; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(216, 185, 112);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#d8b970")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:216, green:185, blue:112, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:216 green:185 blue:112 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(216f, 185f, 112f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(216, 185, 112);
 

#d8b970 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #d8b970 the same way. For those with color blindness, #d8b970 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #d8b970 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #d8b970 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #d8b970 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #d8b970 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #d8b970 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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