What color is #D0C4AC?

#D0C4AC is a light, desaturated orange known as Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Trail Dust?

The RGB value is 208, 196, 172: 208 red, 196 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Trail Dust?

The complementary color is #ACB8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C4AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Trail Dust color: hex code #D0C4AC

#D0C4AC rgb(208, 196, 172)

Shades of beige

Trail Dust has the hex code #D0C4AC. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.9% green and 67.5% blue (208, 196, 172).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

Trail Dust (#D0C4AC) color codes

HEX	`#D0C4AC`
RGB	`rgb(208, 196, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.54, 0.25, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.54, 13.57, 88.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.198, 55.869, 47.003)`
Decimal	`13681836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Trail Dust, 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 #D0C4AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C4AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #D0C4AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c4ac; }
.text { color: #d0c4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c4ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 196 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c4ac, #cad0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

See #D0C4AC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D0C4AC?: #D0C4AC is a light, desaturated orange known as Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Trail Dust?: The RGB value is 208, 196, 172: 208 red, 196 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Trail Dust?: The complementary color is #ACB8D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C4AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.