What color is #D6C98C?

#D6C98C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6C98C?

The RGB value is 214, 201, 140: 214 red, 201 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6C98C?

The complementary color is #8C99D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6C98C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6C98C color

#D6C98C rgb(214, 201, 140)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6C98C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 78.8% green and 54.9% blue (214, 201, 140).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 47% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Royal Goblet (#D4CA8E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#D6C98C color codes

HEX	`#D6C98C`
RGB	`rgb(214, 201, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 78.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 47%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 35%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.72, -4.44, 32.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.72, 32.47, 97.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.353, 57.964, 33.184)`
Decimal	`14076300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6C98C, 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 #D6C98C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6C98C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #D6C98C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6c98c; }
.text { color: #d6c98c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6c98c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 201 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6c98c, #bed68c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D6C98C?: #D6C98C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6C98C?: The RGB value is 214, 201, 140: 214 red, 201 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6C98C?: The complementary color is #8C99D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6C98C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.