What color is #D0C38F?

#D0C38F 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 #D0C38F?

The RGB value is 208, 195, 143: 208 red, 195 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C38F?

The complementary color is #8F9CD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C38F color

#D0C38F rgb(208, 195, 143)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0C38F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.5% green and 56.1% blue (208, 195, 143).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 41% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#D0C38F color codes

HEX	`#D0C38F`
RGB	`rgb(208, 195, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 41%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.71, -3.3, 27.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.71, 28.03, 96.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.486, 54.425, 33.827)`
Decimal	`13681551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C38F, 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 #D0C38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #D0C38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c38f; }
.text { color: #d0c38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 195 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c38f, #bdd08f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D0C38F?: #D0C38F 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 #D0C38F?: The RGB value is 208, 195, 143: 208 red, 195 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C38F?: The complementary color is #8F9CD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.