What color is #D4C4BF?

#D4C4BF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C4BF?

The RGB value is 212, 196, 191: 212 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C4BF?

The complementary color is #BFCFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C4BF color

#D4C4BF rgb(212, 196, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D4C4BF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (212, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#D4C4BF color codes

HEX	`#D4C4BF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.31, 4.75, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.31, 6.57, 43.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.294, 57.239, 57.363)`
Decimal	`13943999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C4BF, 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 #D4C4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #D4C4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c4bf; }
.text { color: #d4c4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c4bf, #d4cfbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #D4C4BF?: #D4C4BF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C4BF?: The RGB value is 212, 196, 191: 212 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C4BF?: The complementary color is #BFCFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.