What color is #D0C6A8?

#D0C6A8 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 #D0C6A8?

The RGB value is 208, 198, 168: 208 red, 198 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0C6A8?

The complementary color is #A8B2D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0C6A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0C6A8 color

#D0C6A8 rgb(208, 198, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0C6A8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 77.6% green and 65.9% blue (208, 198, 168).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#D0C6A8 color codes

HEX	`#D0C6A8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 198, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 77.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.97, -1.41, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.97, 16.37, 94.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.274, 56.626, 45.162)`
Decimal	`13682344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0C6A8, 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 #D0C6A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0C6A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #D0C6A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0c6a8; }
.text { color: #d0c6a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0c6a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 198 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0c6a8, #c6d0a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D0C6A8?: #D0C6A8 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 #D0C6A8?: The RGB value is 208, 198, 168: 208 red, 198 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0C6A8?: The complementary color is #A8B2D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0C6A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.