What color is #D4BAAA?

#D4BAAA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4BAAA?

The RGB value is 212, 186, 170: 212 red, 186 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4BAAA?

The complementary color is #AAC4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4BAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4BAAA color

#D4BAAA rgb(212, 186, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4BAAA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 72.9% green and 66.7% blue (212, 186, 170).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#D4BAAA color codes

HEX	`#D4BAAA`
RGB	`rgb(212, 186, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 72.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 20%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, 6.73, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 13.34, 59.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.966, 52.019, 45.326)`
Decimal	`13941418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4BAAA, 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 #D4BAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4BAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #D4BAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4baaa; }
.text { color: #d4baaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4baaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 186 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4baaa, #d4cfaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D4BAAA?: #D4BAAA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4BAAA?: The RGB value is 212, 186, 170: 212 red, 186 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4BAAA?: The complementary color is #AAC4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4BAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.