What color is #D5CCA1?

#D5CCA1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CCA1?

The RGB value is 213, 204, 161: 213 red, 204 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CCA1?

The complementary color is #A1AAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CCA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CCA1 color

#D5CCA1 rgb(213, 204, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5CCA1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 80% green and 63.1% blue (213, 204, 161).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#D5CCA1 color codes

HEX	`#D5CCA1`
RGB	`rgb(213, 204, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 80%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.79, -3.67, 22.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.79, 22.9, 99.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.467, 59.906, 42.352)`
Decimal	`14011553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CCA1, 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 #D5CCA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CCA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #D5CCA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5cca1; }
.text { color: #d5cca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5cca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 204 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5cca1, #c4d5a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D5CCA1?: #D5CCA1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CCA1?: The RGB value is 213, 204, 161: 213 red, 204 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CCA1?: The complementary color is #A1AAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CCA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.