#d9aa5b Color Information

#d9aa5b 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 #d9aa5b. In RGB, it consists of 85.1% Red, 66.7% Green, and 35.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 21.7% Magenta, 58.1% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 37.6°, with saturation of 62.4% and lightness of 60.4%. The decimal value for #d9aa5b is 14264923, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #d9aa5b 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#d9aa5b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color217, 170, 91 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color85.1%, 66.7%, 35.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.149, 0.333, 0.643 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.217, 0.581, 0.149 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color37.6°, 62.4%, 60.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color37.6°, 58.1%, 85.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.878, 44.257, 16.075 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color166, 217, 91 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14264923 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.400, 8.313, 46.710 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.400, 47.444, 79.908 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.400, 37.002, 54.463 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.526, 3.997, 32.242 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.427, 0.421, 44.257 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292455003 / 0xffd9aa5b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9966 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #d9aa5b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #d9aa5b, its pure hue is 37.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.4%, and its lightness is 60.4%. 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 #d9aa5b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1b150b to #be9550.

Tints of #d9aa5b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #d9aa5b, its pure hue is 37.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.4%, and its lightness is 60.4%. 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 #d9aa5b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #deb570 to #faf4eb.

Tones of #d9aa5b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #d9aa5b, its pure hue is 37.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.4%, 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 #d9aa5b, which range from #9a9a9a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffb435 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #d9aa5b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #d9aa5b! For #d9aa5b, 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, #d9aa5b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #d9aa5b

This color, #d9aa5b, consists of 85.1% Red, 66.7% Green, and 35.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 217, Green = 170, Blue = 91. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #d9aa5b is 0% Cyan, 21.7% Magenta, 58.1% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R85.1%
C0.0%
G66.7%
M21.7%
B35.7%
Y58.1%
K14.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 217 170 91
Octal 331 252 133
Hexa #d9 #aa #5b
Binary 11011001 10101010 01011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 21 58 14
Octal 0 25 72 16
Hexa #00 #15 #3a #0e
Binary 00000000 00010101 00111010 00001110

Analogous Colors of #d9aa5b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #d9aa5b — which has hue 37.6° — its analogous colors are located at 7.6° and 67.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d9aa5b.

Triadic Colors of #d9aa5b

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 #d9aa5b — which has hue 37.6° — its triadic colors are located at 37.6° and 277.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d9aa5b.

Complementary Color of #d9aa5b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #d9aa5b — which has hue 37.6° — its complementary color is located at 217.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d9aa5b.

Split Complementary Colors of #d9aa5b

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 #d9aa5b — which has hue 37.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 37.6° and 247.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d9aa5b.

Tetradic Colors of #d9aa5b

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 #d9aa5b — which has hue 37.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 307.6°, 37.6°, 127.6°, and 217.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #d9aa5b.

Monochromatic Colors of #d9aa5b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #d9aa5b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #95733a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f6d7a4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #d9aa5b

We want to make getting started with #d9aa5b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #d9aa5b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #d9aa5b 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 #d9aa5b with other HTML elements.

#d9aa5b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #d9aa5b.
<span style="color: #d9aa5b;">The color of this text is #d9aa5b.</span>

#d9aa5b Background Color

The background color for this text is #d9aa5b.
<div style="background-color: #d9aa5b; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #d9aa5b.</div>

#d9aa5b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #d9aa5b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #d9aa5b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #d9aa5b.</span>

#d9aa5b Border Color

This is a div with border color #d9aa5b.
<div style="border: #d9aa5b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #d9aa5b.</div>

#d9aa5b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #d9aa5b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #d9aa5b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #d9aa5b on a white background.</div></div>

#d9aa5b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #d9aa5b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #d9aa5b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #d9aa5b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #d9aa5b to White

This is a gradient from #d9aa5b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#d9aa5b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#d9aa5b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#d9aa5b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#d9aa5b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #d9aa5b to white.</div>

Gradient from #d9aa5b to Black

This is a gradient from #d9aa5b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#d9aa5b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#d9aa5b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#d9aa5b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#d9aa5b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #d9aa5b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #d9aa5b

In addition to using #d9aa5b 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 #d9aa5b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #d9aa5b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 217, Green = 170, Blue = 91). If you need details about the color coordinates of #d9aa5b 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 #d9aa5b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(217, 170, 91)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #d9aa5b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #d9aa5b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #d9aa5b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(217, 170, 91);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#d9aa5b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:217, green:170, blue:91, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:217 green:170 blue:91 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(217f, 170f, 91f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(217, 170, 91);
 

#d9aa5b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #d9aa5b the same way. For those with color blindness, #d9aa5b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #d9aa5b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #d9aa5b 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 #d9aa5b 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 #d9aa5b 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 #d9aa5b 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 2.1:1 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
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text