Palettes / Colors / #D7D64E

#D7D64E — Yellow

#D7D64E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #D7D64E 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.

#D7D64E 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 #4C4CD6; it also sits naturally between #D6914C and #91D64C. 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 84% · Green 84% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7D64E

.text { color: #D7D64E; }
.background { background-color: #D7D64E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7D64E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 214, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 63%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7D64E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 214, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7D64E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 214, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7D64E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7D64E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C4CD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7D64E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7D64E

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 #D7D64E 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 #D7D64E 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 #D7D64E?

#D7D64E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 215, 214, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7D64E?

#D7D64E is RGB 215, 214, 78 — HSL 60°, 63%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 64%, 16%.

What colors go with #D7D64E?

Its complement is #4C4CD6; analogous partners are #D6914C and #91D64C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7D64E for text?

Black text on #D7D64E has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.