What color is #D5C499?

#D5C499 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C499?

The RGB value is 213, 196, 153: 213 red, 196 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C499?

The complementary color is #99AAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C499 color

#D5C499 rgb(213, 196, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5C499 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 76.9% green and 60% blue (213, 196, 153).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 42% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 28% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Buff (#DAC292), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#D5C499 color codes

HEX	`#D5C499`
RGB	`rgb(213, 196, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 76.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 42%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.57, -0.59, 23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.57, 23.81, 91.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.931, 55.927, 38.138)`
Decimal	`14009497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C499, 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 #D5C499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #D5C499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c499; }
.text { color: #d5c499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 196 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c499, #c8d599); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D5C499?: #D5C499 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C499?: The RGB value is 213, 196, 153: 213 red, 196 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C499?: The complementary color is #99AAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.