What color is #D1C396?

#D1C396 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Temple. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1C396?

The RGB value is 209, 195, 150: 209 red, 195 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C396?

The complementary color is #96A4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C396 color

#D1C396 rgb(209, 195, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1C396 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 76.5% green and 58.8% blue (209, 195, 150).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Desert Temple (#DDCC99), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#D1C396 color codes

HEX	`#D1C396`
RGB	`rgb(209, 195, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 76.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.92, -2, 24.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.92, 24.52, 94.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.315, 54.789, 36.72)`
Decimal	`13747094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C396, 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 #D1C396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #D1C396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c396; }
.text { color: #d1c396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 195 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c396, #c2d196); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D1C396?: #D1C396 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Temple. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1C396?: The RGB value is 209, 195, 150: 209 red, 195 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C396?: The complementary color is #96A4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.