What color is #D5CCAC?

#D5CCAC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fiji Sands. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5CCAC?

The RGB value is 213, 204, 172: 213 red, 204 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5CCAC?

The complementary color is #ACB5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5CCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5CCAC color

#D5CCAC rgb(213, 204, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D5CCAC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 80% green and 67.5% blue (213, 204, 172).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fiji Sands (#D8CAA9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#D5CCAC color codes

HEX	`#D5CCAC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 204, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 80%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.01, -2.08, 17.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.01, 17.22, 96.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.48, 60.311, 47.688)`
Decimal	`14011564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5CCAC, 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 #D5CCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5CCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #D5CCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5ccac; }
.text { color: #d5ccac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ccac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 204 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5ccac, #cad5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5CCAC?: #D5CCAC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fiji Sands. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5CCAC?: The RGB value is 213, 204, 172: 213 red, 204 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5CCAC?: The complementary color is #ACB5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5CCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.