What color is #D0C183?

#D0C183 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C183?

The RGB value is 208, 193, 131: 208 red, 193 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C183?

The complementary color is #8392D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C183 color

#D0C183 rgb(208, 193, 131)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0C183 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 75.7% green and 51.4% blue (208, 193, 131).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 45% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#D0C183 color codes

HEX	`#D0C183`
RGB	`rgb(208, 193, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 75.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 45%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.99, -3.71, 33.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.99, 33.36, 96.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.18, 53.19, 29.144)`
Decimal	`13681027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C183, 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 #D0C183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #D0C183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c183; }
.text { color: #d0c183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 193 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c183, #b9d083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #D0C183?: #D0C183 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C183?: The RGB value is 208, 193, 131: 208 red, 193 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C183?: The complementary color is #8392D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.