What color is #D4CAA3?

#D4CAA3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CAA3?

The RGB value is 212, 202, 163: 212 red, 202 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CAA3?

The complementary color is #A3ADD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CAA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CAA3 color

#D4CAA3 rgb(212, 202, 163)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4CAA3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.2% green and 63.9% blue (212, 202, 163).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#D4CAA3 color codes

HEX	`#D4CAA3`
RGB	`rgb(212, 202, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, -2.72, 20.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 20.94, 97.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.883, 58.884, 43.118)`
Decimal	`13945507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CAA3, 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 #D4CAA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CAA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #D4CAA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4caa3; }
.text { color: #d4caa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4caa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 202 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4caa3, #c6d4a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D4CAA3?: #D4CAA3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CAA3?: The RGB value is 212, 202, 163: 212 red, 202 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CAA3?: The complementary color is #A3ADD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CAA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.