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#D5CE99 closest to Desert Temple

#D5CE99 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Desert Temple. In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 80.8% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(213, 206, 153)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 42% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 16% black. #D5CE99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.12:1.

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Variations of #D5CE99

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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#D5CE99 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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#D5CE99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D5CE99 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 #DACE9B
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8CA96
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7CC97
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DACE9B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D8CE9A
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DEC7C0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D8CBAC
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFCDC1

#D5CE99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#D5CE99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.12:1 Super#D5CE99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D5CE99 in CSS

/* Desert Temple */
.color { color: #D5CE99; }
.background { background-color: #D5CE99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D5CE99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(213 206 153);
color: hsl(53 42% 72%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.070 101.4);

#D5CE99 FAQ

What color is #D5CE99?

#D5CE99 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Desert Temple. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #D5CE99?

#D5CE99 is rgb(213, 206, 153) in RGB, hsl(53, 42%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D5CE99?

The complementary color of #D5CE99 is #99A0D5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D5CE99?

Black text has the best contrast on #D5CE99: 13.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D5CE99 a warm or cool color?

#D5CE99 is a warm color.