What color is #D8C888?

#D8C888 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8C888?

The RGB value is 216, 200, 136: 216 red, 200 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8C888?

The complementary color is #8898D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8C888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8C888 color

#D8C888 rgb(216, 200, 136)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D8C888 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 78.4% green and 53.3% blue (216, 200, 136).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 51% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#D8C888 color codes

HEX	`#D8C888`
RGB	`rgb(216, 200, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 78.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 51%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, -3.6, 34.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 34.25, 96.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.418, 57.687, 31.609)`
Decimal	`14207112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8C888, 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 #D8C888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8C888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #D8C888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8c888; }
.text { color: #d8c888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 200 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8c888, #c0d888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #D8C888?: #D8C888 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8C888?: The RGB value is 216, 200, 136: 216 red, 200 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8C888?: The complementary color is #8898D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8C888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.