What color is #D5BC84?

#D5BC84 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Honeymoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5BC84?

The RGB value is 213, 188, 132: 213 red, 188 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5BC84?

The complementary color is #849DD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5BC84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5BC84 color

#D5BC84 rgb(213, 188, 132)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5BC84 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 73.7% green and 51.8% blue (213, 188, 132).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 49% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 38% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Honeymoon (#D7BB80), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#D5BC84 color codes

HEX	`#D5BC84`
RGB	`rgb(213, 188, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 73.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 49%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 38%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 38%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, 1.01, 31.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 31.63, 88.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.59, 51.78, 29.208)`
Decimal	`14007428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5BC84, 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 #D5BC84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5BC84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #D5BC84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5bc84; }
.text { color: #d5bc84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5bc84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 188 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5bc84, #c5d584); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D5BC84?: #D5BC84 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Honeymoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5BC84?: The RGB value is 213, 188, 132: 213 red, 188 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5BC84?: The complementary color is #849DD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5BC84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.