Palettes / Colors / #D0AF4E

#D0AF4E — Yellow

#D0AF4E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D0AF4E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E6ED0; it also sits naturally between #D06E4E and #AFD04E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 69% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 63% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D0AF4E

.text { color: #D0AF4E; }
.background { background-color: #D0AF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0AF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 175, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 58%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0AF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 175, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0AF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 175, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0AF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0AF4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D0AF4E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E6ED0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0AF4E: #000000.

How #D0AF4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D0AF4E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D0AF4D  ·  #D0AF4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0AF4E?

#D0AF4E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 208, 175, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0AF4E?

#D0AF4E is RGB 208, 175, 78 — HSL 45°, 58%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 63%, 18%.

What colors go with #D0AF4E?

Its complement is #4E6ED0; analogous partners are #D06E4E and #AFD04E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0AF4E for text?

Black text on #D0AF4E has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.