What color is #D4BC94?

#D4BC94 is a light, desaturated orange known as Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crepe?

The RGB value is 212, 188, 148: 212 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crepe?

The complementary color is #94ACD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crepe color: hex code #D4BC94

#D4BC94 rgb(212, 188, 148)

Shades of beige

Crepe has the hex code #D4BC94. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 73.7% green and 58% blue (212, 188, 148).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 43% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

Crepe (#D4BC94) color codes

HEX	`#D4BC94`
RGB	`rgb(212, 188, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 73.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 43%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 30%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.34, 2.58, 23.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.34, 23.54, 83.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.481, 52.103, 35.409)`
Decimal	`13941908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crepe, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D4BC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D4BC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4bc94; }
.text { color: #d4bc94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4bc94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 188 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4bc94, #ccd494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #D4BC94 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4BC94?: #D4BC94 is a light, desaturated orange known as Crepe. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crepe?: The RGB value is 212, 188, 148: 212 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crepe?: The complementary color is #94ACD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.