What color is #D4CA8E?

#D4CA8E is a light, desaturated yellow known as Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Royal Goblet?

The RGB value is 212, 202, 142: 212 red, 202 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Royal Goblet?

The complementary color is #8E98D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Royal Goblet color: hex code #D4CA8E

#D4CA8E rgb(212, 202, 142)

Shades of beige

Royal Goblet has the hex code #D4CA8E. It is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.2% green and 55.7% blue (212, 202, 142).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

Royal Goblet (#D4CA8E) color codes

HEX	`#D4CA8E`
RGB	`rgb(212, 202, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 33%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.85, -5.49, 31.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.85, 31.74, 99.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.155, 58.192, 34.018)`
Decimal	`13945486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Royal Goblet, 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 #D4CA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #D4CA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ca8e; }
.text { color: #d4ca8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ca8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 202 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ca8e, #bbd48e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

See #D4CA8E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D4CA8E?: #D4CA8E is a light, desaturated yellow known as Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Royal Goblet?: The RGB value is 212, 202, 142: 212 red, 202 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Royal Goblet?: The complementary color is #8E98D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.