What color is #D4CBAF?

#D4CBAF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4CBAF?

The RGB value is 212, 203, 175: 212 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CBAF?

The complementary color is #AFB8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CBAF color

#D4CBAF rgb(212, 203, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4CBAF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 79.6% green and 68.6% blue (212, 203, 175).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#D4CBAF color codes

HEX	`#D4CBAF`
RGB	`rgb(212, 203, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 79.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.73, -1.48, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.73, 15.18, 95.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.245, 59.805, 49.13)`
Decimal	`13945775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CBAF, 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 #D4CBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #D4CBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4cbaf; }
.text { color: #d4cbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4cbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 203 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4cbaf, #cbd4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4CBAF?: #D4CBAF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4CBAF?: The RGB value is 212, 203, 175: 212 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CBAF?: The complementary color is #AFB8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.