What color is #D6CCA6?

#D6CCA6 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 #D6CCA6?

The RGB value is 214, 204, 166: 214 red, 204 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6CCA6?

The complementary color is #A6B0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6CCA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6CCA6 color

#D6CCA6 rgb(214, 204, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D6CCA6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 80% green and 65.1% blue (214, 204, 166).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 37% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#D6CCA6 color codes

HEX	`#D6CCA6`
RGB	`rgb(214, 204, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 80%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 37%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.97, -2.59, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.97, 20.39, 97.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.207, 60.236, 44.735)`
Decimal	`14077094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6CCA6, 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 #D6CCA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6CCA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #D6CCA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6cca6; }
.text { color: #d6cca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6cca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 204 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6cca6, #c8d6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D6CCA6?: #D6CCA6 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 #D6CCA6?: The RGB value is 214, 204, 166: 214 red, 204 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6CCA6?: The complementary color is #A6B0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6CCA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.