What color is #D4CEB5?

#D4CEB5 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 #D4CEB5?

The RGB value is 212, 206, 181: 212 red, 206 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4CEB5?

The complementary color is #B5BBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4CEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4CEB5 color

#D4CEB5 rgb(212, 206, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4CEB5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 80.8% green and 71% blue (212, 206, 181).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 26% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% 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 13.3:1).

#D4CEB5 color codes

HEX	`#D4CEB5`
RGB	`rgb(212, 206, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 80.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 26%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 15%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.63, -2.12, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.63, 13.36, 99.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.563, 61.477, 52.541)`
Decimal	`13946549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4CEB5, 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 #D4CEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4CEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #D4CEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ceb5; }
.text { color: #d4ceb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ceb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 206 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ceb5, #cbd4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4CEB5?: #D4CEB5 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 #D4CEB5?: The RGB value is 212, 206, 181: 212 red, 206 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4CEB5?: The complementary color is #B5BBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4CEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.