What color is #D4C990?

#D4C990 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Mist?

The RGB value is 212, 201, 144: 212 red, 201 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Mist?

The complementary color is #909BD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Mist color: hex code #D4C990

#D4C990 rgb(212, 201, 144)

Shades of beige

Golden Mist has the hex code #D4C990. It is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 78.8% green and 56.5% blue (212, 201, 144).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 44% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

Golden Mist (#D4C990) color codes

HEX	`#D4C990`
RGB	`rgb(212, 201, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 78.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 44%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.62, -4.73, 29.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.62, 30.3, 98.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.073, 57.785, 34.738)`
Decimal	`13945232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Mist, 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 #D4C990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #D4C990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c990; }
.text { color: #d4c990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 201 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c990, #bdd490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #D4C990 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4C990?: #D4C990 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Mist?: The RGB value is 212, 201, 144: 212 red, 201 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Mist?: The complementary color is #909BD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.