What color is #D0CA9A?

#D0CA9A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CA9A?

The RGB value is 208, 202, 154: 208 red, 202 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CA9A?

The complementary color is #9AA0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CA9A color

#D0CA9A rgb(208, 202, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0CA9A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 79.2% green and 60.4% blue (208, 202, 154).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#D0CA9A color codes

HEX	`#D0CA9A`
RGB	`rgb(208, 202, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 79.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.73, -5.49, 24.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.73, 25.38, 102.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.966, 57.985, 38.968)`
Decimal	`13683354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CA9A, 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 #D0CA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #D0CA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0ca9a; }
.text { color: #d0ca9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0ca9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 202 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0ca9a, #bbd09a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #D0CA9A?: #D0CA9A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CA9A?: The RGB value is 208, 202, 154: 208 red, 202 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CA9A?: The complementary color is #9AA0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.