What color is #D4C8B1?

#D4C8B1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C8B1?

The RGB value is 212, 200, 177: 212 red, 200 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C8B1?

The complementary color is #B1BDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C8B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C8B1 color

#D4C8B1 rgb(212, 200, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4C8B1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 78.4% green and 69.4% blue (212, 200, 177).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 29% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Trail Dust (#D0C4AC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#D4C8B1 color codes

HEX	`#D4C8B1`
RGB	`rgb(212, 200, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 78.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 29%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.01, 0.39, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.01, 13.02, 88.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.741, 58.481, 49.938)`
Decimal	`13945009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C8B1, 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 #D4C8B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C8B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #D4C8B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c8b1; }
.text { color: #d4c8b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c8b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 200 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c8b1, #cfd4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #D4C8B1?: #D4C8B1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C8B1?: The RGB value is 212, 200, 177: 212 red, 200 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C8B1?: The complementary color is #B1BDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C8B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.