What color is #D2CAAB?

#D2CAAB 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 #D2CAAB?

The RGB value is 210, 202, 171: 210 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2CAAB?

The complementary color is #ABB3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2CAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2CAAB color

#D2CAAB rgb(210, 202, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D2CAAB is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 79.2% green and 67.1% blue (210, 202, 171).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% 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 12.78:1).

#D2CAAB color codes

HEX	`#D2CAAB`
RGB	`rgb(210, 202, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 79.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, -2.3, 16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 16.66, 97.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.049, 58.884, 46.986)`
Decimal	`13814443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2CAAB, 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 #D2CAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2CAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #D2CAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2caab; }
.text { color: #d2caab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2caab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 202 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2caab, #c7d2ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2CAAB?: #D2CAAB 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 #D2CAAB?: The RGB value is 210, 202, 171: 210 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2CAAB?: The complementary color is #ABB3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2CAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.