What color is #D3C796?

#D3C796 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3C796?

The RGB value is 211, 199, 150: 211 red, 199 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3C796?

The complementary color is #96A2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3C796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3C796 color

#D3C796 rgb(211, 199, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D3C796 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 78% green and 58.8% blue (211, 199, 150).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#D3C796 color codes

HEX	`#D3C796`
RGB	`rgb(211, 199, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 78%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.12, -3.32, 26.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.12, 26.31, 97.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.793, 56.899, 37.05)`
Decimal	`13879190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3C796, 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 #D3C796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3C796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #D3C796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3c796; }
.text { color: #d3c796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3c796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 199 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3c796, #c0d396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D3C796?: #D3C796 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3C796?: The RGB value is 211, 199, 150: 211 red, 199 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3C796?: The complementary color is #96A2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3C796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.