What color is #D7CA92?

#D7CA92 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7CA92?

The RGB value is 215, 202, 146: 215 red, 202 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7CA92?

The complementary color is #929FD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7CA92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7CA92 color

#D7CA92 rgb(215, 202, 146)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D7CA92 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 79.2% green and 57.3% blue (215, 202, 146).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 46% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#D7CA92 color codes

HEX	`#D7CA92`
RGB	`rgb(215, 202, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 79.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 46%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 32%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, -3.84, 29.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 29.9, 97.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.334, 58.765, 35.669)`
Decimal	`14142098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7CA92, 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 #D7CA92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7CA92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #D7CA92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7ca92; }
.text { color: #d7ca92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7ca92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 202 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7ca92, #c2d792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D7CA92?: #D7CA92 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7CA92?: The RGB value is 215, 202, 146: 215 red, 202 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7CA92?: The complementary color is #929FD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7CA92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.