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#D5BC26 Indian Pale Ale

#D5BC26 is a light, vivid yellow named Indian Pale Ale. In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 73.7% green and 14.9% blue (rgb(213, 188, 38)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 70% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 82% yellow and 16% black. #D5BC26 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.05:1.

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Variations of #D5BC26

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D5BC26 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D5BC26 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D5BC26 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6C033
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFB700
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1B90C
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6C033
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5BE2D
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6ADA1
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBB674
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3BCA6

#D5BC26 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#D5BC26 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.05:1 Very good#D5BC26 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D5BC26 in CSS

/* Indian Pale Ale */
.color { color: #D5BC26; }
.background { background-color: #D5BC26; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D5BC26; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(213 188 38);
color: hsl(51 70% 49%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.156 98.9);

#D5BC26 FAQ

What color is #D5BC26?

#D5BC26 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #D5BC26?

#D5BC26 is rgb(213, 188, 38) in RGB, hsl(51, 70%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 82%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D5BC26?

The complementary color of #D5BC26 is #263FD5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D5BC26?

Black text has the best contrast on #D5BC26: 11.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D5BC26 a warm or cool color?

#D5BC26 is a warm color.