What color is #D4C9A1?

#D4C9A1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ancestral Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4C9A1?

The RGB value is 212, 201, 161: 212 red, 201 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4C9A1?

The complementary color is #A1ACD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4C9A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4C9A1 color

#D4C9A1 rgb(212, 201, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4C9A1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 78.8% green and 63.1% blue (212, 201, 161).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 37% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Ancestral Gold (#DDCDA6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#D4C9A1 color codes

HEX	`#D4C9A1`
RGB	`rgb(212, 201, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 78.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 37%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 24%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.93, -2.49, 21.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.93, 21.56, 96.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.471, 58.345, 42.103)`
Decimal	`13945249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4C9A1, 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 #D4C9A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4C9A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #D4C9A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4c9a1; }
.text { color: #d4c9a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4c9a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 201 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4c9a1, #c6d4a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D4C9A1?: #D4C9A1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ancestral Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4C9A1?: The RGB value is 212, 201, 161: 212 red, 201 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4C9A1?: The complementary color is #A1ACD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4C9A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.