What color is #D0CAAD?

#D0CAAD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0CAAD?

The RGB value is 208, 202, 173: 208 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0CAAD?

The complementary color is #ADB3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0CAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0CAAD color

#D0CAAD rgb(208, 202, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D0CAAD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 79.2% green and 67.8% blue (208, 202, 173).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#D0CAAD color codes

HEX	`#D0CAAD`
RGB	`rgb(208, 202, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 79.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, -2.74, 15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 15.49, 100.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.675, 58.669, 47.971)`
Decimal	`13683373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0CAAD, 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 #D0CAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0CAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #D0CAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0caad; }
.text { color: #d0caad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0caad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 202 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0caad, #c5d0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0CAAD?: #D0CAAD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0CAAD?: The RGB value is 208, 202, 173: 208 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0CAAD?: The complementary color is #ADB3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0CAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.