What color is #D4D0C5?

#D4D0C5 is a light, grayish orange known as Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greybeard?

The RGB value is 212, 208, 197: 212 red, 208 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greybeard?

The complementary color is #C5C9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4D0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greybeard color: hex code #D4D0C5

#D4D0C5 rgb(212, 208, 197)

Shades of gray

Greybeard has the hex code #D4D0C5. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 81.6% green and 77.3% blue (212, 208, 197).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 15% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

Greybeard (#D4D0C5) color codes

HEX	`#D4D0C5`
RGB	`rgb(212, 208, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 81.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 15%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 7%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.52, -0.55, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.52, 5.97, 95.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.784, 63.14, 61.85)`
Decimal	`13947077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greybeard, 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 #D4D0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4D0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #D4D0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4d0c5; }
.text { color: #d4d0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4d0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 208 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4d0c5, #d1d4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #D4D0C5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4D0C5?: #D4D0C5 is a light, grayish orange known as Greybeard. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greybeard?: The RGB value is 212, 208, 197: 212 red, 208 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greybeard?: The complementary color is #C5C9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4D0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.