What color is #D0C6A4?

#D0C6A4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0C6A4?

The RGB value is 208, 198, 164: 208 red, 198 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C6A4?

The complementary color is #A4AED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C6A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C6A4 color

#D0C6A4 rgb(208, 198, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0C6A4 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 77.6% green and 64.3% blue (208, 198, 164).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 32% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#D0C6A4 color codes

HEX	`#D0C6A4`
RGB	`rgb(208, 198, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 77.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 32%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.89, -2, 18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.89, 18.43, 96.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.907, 56.479, 43.229)`
Decimal	`13682340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C6A4, 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 #D0C6A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C6A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #D0C6A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c6a4; }
.text { color: #d0c6a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c6a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 198 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c6a4, #c4d0a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D0C6A4?: #D0C6A4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0C6A4?: The RGB value is 208, 198, 164: 208 red, 198 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C6A4?: The complementary color is #A4AED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C6A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.