What color is #D4C38F?

#D4C38F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Temple. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C38F?

The RGB value is 212, 195, 143: 212 red, 195 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C38F?

The complementary color is #8FA0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C38F color

#D4C38F rgb(212, 195, 143)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4C38F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 76.5% green and 56.1% blue (212, 195, 143).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 45% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 33% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Desert Temple (#DDCC99), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#D4C38F color codes

HEX	`#D4C38F`
RGB	`rgb(212, 195, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 76.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 45%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 33%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 33%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.05, -1.74, 28.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.05, 28.4, 93.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.625, 55.012, 33.88)`
Decimal	`13943695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C38F, 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 #D4C38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #D4C38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c38f; }
.text { color: #d4c38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 195 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c38f, #c3d48f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D4C38F?: #D4C38F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Temple. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C38F?: The RGB value is 212, 195, 143: 212 red, 195 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C38F?: The complementary color is #8FA0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.