Palettes / Colors / #D4AE4E

#D4AE4E — Yellow

#D4AE4E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #D4AE4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D4AE4E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E74D4; it also sits naturally between #D46B4E and #B7D44E. 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 83% · Green 68% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 63% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4AE4E

.text { color: #D4AE4E; }
.background { background-color: #D4AE4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4AE4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 174, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 61%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4AE4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 174, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4AE4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 174, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4AE4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4AE4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E74D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4AE4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4AE4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D4AE4E 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 #D4AE4E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4AE4E?

#D4AE4E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 212, 174, 78). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4AE4E?

#D4AE4E is RGB 212, 174, 78 — HSL 43°, 61%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 63%, 17%.

What colors go with #D4AE4E?

Its complement is #4E74D4; analogous partners are #D46B4E and #B7D44E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4AE4E for text?

Black text on #D4AE4E has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.