What color is #D1CA9F?

#D1CA9F 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 #D1CA9F?

The RGB value is 209, 202, 159: 209 red, 202 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CA9F?

The complementary color is #9FA6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CA9F color

#D1CA9F rgb(209, 202, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1CA9F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 79.2% green and 62.4% blue (209, 202, 159).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 35% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#D1CA9F color codes

HEX	`#D1CA9F`
RGB	`rgb(209, 202, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 79.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 35%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 24%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, -4.42, 22.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 22.83, 101.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.673, 58.301, 41.22)`
Decimal	`13748895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CA9F, 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 #D1CA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #D1CA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1ca9f; }
.text { color: #d1ca9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1ca9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 202 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1ca9f, #bfd19f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #D1CA9F?: #D1CA9F 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 #D1CA9F?: The RGB value is 209, 202, 159: 209 red, 202 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CA9F?: The complementary color is #9FA6D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.