What color is #D4C4BB?

#D4C4BB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C4BB?

The RGB value is 212, 196, 187: 212 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C4BB?

The complementary color is #BBCBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C4BB color

#D4C4BB rgb(212, 196, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C4BB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 76.9% green and 73.3% blue (212, 196, 187).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#D4C4BB color codes

HEX	`#D4C4BB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 196, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 76.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.22, 4.09, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.22, 7.71, 57.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.86, 57.066, 55.076)`
Decimal	`13943995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C4BB, 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 #D4C4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #D4C4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c4bb; }
.text { color: #d4c4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 196 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c4bb, #d4d1bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D4C4BB?: #D4C4BB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C4BB?: The RGB value is 212, 196, 187: 212 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C4BB?: The complementary color is #BBCBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.