What color is #D1CAAC?

#D1CAAC 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 #D1CAAC?

The RGB value is 209, 202, 172: 209 red, 202 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1CAAC?

The complementary color is #ACB3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1CAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1CAAC color

#D1CAAC rgb(209, 202, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D1CAAC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 79.2% green and 67.5% blue (209, 202, 172).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 29% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#D1CAAC color codes

HEX	`#D1CAAC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 202, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 79.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 29%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, -2.52, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 16.07, 99.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.861, 58.776, 47.477)`
Decimal	`13748908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1CAAC, 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 #D1CAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1CAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #D1CAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1caac; }
.text { color: #d1caac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1caac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 202 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1caac, #c6d1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1CAAC?: #D1CAAC 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 #D1CAAC?: The RGB value is 209, 202, 172: 209 red, 202 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1CAAC?: The complementary color is #ACB3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1CAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.