Palettes / Colors / #D4AF36

#D4AF36 — Yellow

#D4AF36 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D4AF36 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 #355AD4; it also sits naturally between #D45F35 and #AAD435. 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 69% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 75% · Key 17%

Previews

CSS code for #D4AF36

.text { color: #D4AF36; }
.background { background-color: #D4AF36; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4AF36; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 175, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 65%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4AF36; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 175, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4AF36; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 175, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4AF36">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4AF36">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D4AF36

Tints of #D4AF36

Tones of #D4AF36

Color harmonies

Complementary — #355AD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4AF36: #000000.

How #D4AF36 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 #D4AF36 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D4AF35  ·  #D4AF37 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4AF36?

#D4AF36 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 212, 175, 54). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4AF36?

#D4AF36 is RGB 212, 175, 54 — HSL 46°, 65%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 75%, 17%.

What colors go with #D4AF36?

Its complement is #355AD4; analogous partners are #D45F35 and #AAD435. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4AF36 for text?

Black text on #D4AF36 has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.