What color is #D0C4A4?

#D0C4A4 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C4A4?

The RGB value is 208, 196, 164: 208 red, 196 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C4A4?

The complementary color is #A4B0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C4A4 color

#D0C4A4 rgb(208, 196, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0C4A4 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 76.9% green and 64.3% blue (208, 196, 164).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 32% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#D0C4A4 color codes

HEX	`#D0C4A4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 196, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 76.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 32%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, -0.95, 17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 17.63, 93.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.453, 55.571, 43.078)`
Decimal	`13681828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C4A4, 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 #D0C4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #D0C4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c4a4; }
.text { color: #d0c4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 196 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c4a4, #c6d0a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D0C4A4?: #D0C4A4 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C4A4?: The RGB value is 208, 196, 164: 208 red, 196 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C4A4?: The complementary color is #A4B0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.