What color is #D4C2A7?

#D4C2A7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C2A7?

The RGB value is 212, 194, 167: 212 red, 194 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C2A7?

The complementary color is #A7B9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C2A7 color

#D4C2A7 rgb(212, 194, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4C2A7 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 76.1% green and 65.5% blue (212, 194, 167).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 34% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Dune (#D5C0A1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#D4C2A7 color codes

HEX	`#D4C2A7`
RGB	`rgb(212, 194, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 76.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 34%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 21%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.26, 2.04, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.26, 16.02, 82.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.418, 55.372, 44.426)`
Decimal	`13943463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C2A7, 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 #D4C2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #D4C2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c2a7; }
.text { color: #d4c2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 194 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c2a7, #d0d4a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #D4C2A7?: #D4C2A7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C2A7?: The RGB value is 212, 194, 167: 212 red, 194 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C2A7?: The complementary color is #A7B9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.