What color is #D4C298?

#D4C298 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C298?

The RGB value is 212, 194, 152: 212 red, 194 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C298?

The complementary color is #98AAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C298 color

#D4C298 rgb(212, 194, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4C298 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 76.1% green and 59.6% blue (212, 194, 152).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 28% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Buff (#DAC292), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#D4C298 color codes

HEX	`#D4C298`
RGB	`rgb(212, 194, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 76.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.95, -0.06, 23.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.95, 23.47, 90.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.111, 54.849, 37.542)`
Decimal	`13943448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C298, 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 #D4C298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #D4C298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c298; }
.text { color: #d4c298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 194 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c298, #c8d498); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D4C298?: #D4C298 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C298?: The RGB value is 212, 194, 152: 212 red, 194 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C298?: The complementary color is #98AAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.