What color is #D1C8A4?

#D1C8A4 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 #D1C8A4?

The RGB value is 209, 200, 164: 209 red, 200 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1C8A4?

The complementary color is #A4ADD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1C8A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1C8A4 color

#D1C8A4 rgb(209, 200, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1C8A4 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 78.4% green and 64.3% blue (209, 200, 164).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#D1C8A4 color codes

HEX	`#D1C8A4`
RGB	`rgb(209, 200, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 78.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.49, -2.67, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.49, 19.35, 97.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.65, 57.545, 43.396)`
Decimal	`13748388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1C8A4, 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 #D1C8A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1C8A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #D1C8A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1c8a4; }
.text { color: #d1c8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1c8a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 200 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1c8a4, #c4d1a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #D1C8A4?: #D1C8A4 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 #D1C8A4?: The RGB value is 209, 200, 164: 209 red, 200 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1C8A4?: The complementary color is #A4ADD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1C8A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.