What color is #D0C494?

#D0C494 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 #D0C494?

The RGB value is 208, 196, 148: 208 red, 196 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C494?

The complementary color is #94A0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C494 color

#D0C494 rgb(208, 196, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0C494 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.9% green and 58% blue (208, 196, 148).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#D0C494 color codes

HEX	`#D0C494`
RGB	`rgb(208, 196, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.06, -3.17, 25.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.06, 25.87, 97.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.098, 55.029, 35.941)`
Decimal	`13681812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C494, 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 #D0C494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #D0C494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c494; }
.text { color: #d0c494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 196 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c494, #bed094); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D0C494?: #D0C494 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 #D0C494?: The RGB value is 208, 196, 148: 208 red, 196 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C494?: The complementary color is #94A0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.