What color is #D4C895?

#D4C895 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C895?

The RGB value is 212, 200, 149: 212 red, 200 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C895?

The complementary color is #95A1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C895 color

#D4C895 rgb(212, 200, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4C895 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 78.4% green and 58.4% blue (212, 200, 149).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 42% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#D4C895 color codes

HEX	`#D4C895`
RGB	`rgb(212, 200, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 78.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 42%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 30%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, -3.58, 27.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 27.31, 97.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.231, 57.477, 36.718)`
Decimal	`13944981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C895, 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 #D4C895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #D4C895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c895; }
.text { color: #d4c895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 200 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c895, #c1d495); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D4C895?: #D4C895 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C895?: The RGB value is 212, 200, 149: 212 red, 200 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C895?: The complementary color is #95A1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.