What color is #D5C99D?

#D5C99D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Temple. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5C99D?

The RGB value is 213, 201, 157: 213 red, 201 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5C99D?

The complementary color is #9DA9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5C99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5C99D color

#D5C99D rgb(213, 201, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5C99D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 78.8% green and 61.6% blue (213, 201, 157).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 40% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Desert Temple (#DDCC99), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#D5C99D color codes

HEX	`#D5C99D`
RGB	`rgb(213, 201, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 78.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 40%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.94, -2.66, 23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.94, 23.7, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.413, 58.355, 40.289)`
Decimal	`14010781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5C99D, 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 #D5C99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5C99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #D5C99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5c99d; }
.text { color: #d5c99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5c99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 201 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5c99d, #c5d59d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D5C99D?: #D5C99D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Temple. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5C99D?: The RGB value is 213, 201, 157: 213 red, 201 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5C99D?: The complementary color is #9DA9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5C99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.